Electric vehicle charging now available at Hinds Community College

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Hinds Community College (HCC) is the first community college campus in Mississippi with an electric vehicle charging station.

Six chargers were installed on the Raymond campus in February, as the first site of Adopt a Charger’s Charge Up! Mississippi initiative. The program is supported by a $160,000 grant from Entergy’s Environmental Initiatives Fund.

Adopt a Charger plans to install approximately 24 EV charging stations in and around the Jackson Metro area to enable zero-emission travel and educate the public about the benefits of driving electric. The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and the Mississippi Children’s Museum will be the sites of the next charging stations.

“Partnering with sustainable initiatives like Charge Up! Mississippi helps further Entergy’s commitment to strengthen our communities for the future,” said Kelli Dowell, director of environmental policy. “We’re proud to support projects through our Environmental Initiatives Fund that will reduce environmental risk, across our service area.”

On the HCC campus, EV charging stations are available for public usage at the Eagle Ridge Conference Center & Resort and the Student Union Building.