NRG Energy Teams with Nissan to Launch eVgo Charging Network in D.C. Metro Area

NRG Energy announced that its eVgo electric vehicle charging network will work with Nissan to deliver 40 EV Fast Chargers to the Washington D.C. area.

The expansion of the NRG eVgo network to the D.C. metro area had been first reported by Matters in 2011.

According to a press release from the companies, eVgo's Washington, D.C. metro ecosystem will include a network of 40 eVgo Freedom Station sites across the area.

Each Freedom Station site will have a Nissan fast charger that can provide EVs such as the Nissan LEAF with up to an 80 percent charge in less than 30 minutes, the companies said.

NRG's new greater Washington, D.C. network will be the first such network of fast chargers in the northeastern United States, the companies said.

NRG currently operates similar networks in Houston and the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and has announced networks in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Joaquin Valley areas.

Through its subsidiary eVgo, NRG's investment of approximately $150 million in EV charging infrastructure will provide EV drivers with access to hundreds of public fast-charging Freedom Station sites along with level 2 (240-volt) charging stations at homes, offices, multi-family communities, schools and hospitals across Texas, California and the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the companies said.

eVgo provides charging solutions directly to EV owners as well as businesses looking to serve the EV charging needs of their residents, tenants, employees or customers. Service plans offered by eVgo enable EV owners to avoid paying large up-front costs for a charger and provide unlimited charging at Freedom Station sites for a monthly fee, the companies said.