EV charging and composting program buildout
Los Alamos County
Summary
Two DC fast chargers are going in at Mesa Public Library by October, county fleet chargers come next, and food composting is pivoting to hiring a contractor to handle commercial food scraps and residential yard trimmings after obstacles to building a county site.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
Hauling waste 120 miles to Valencia Landfill remains a big financial and environmental burden the composting program is meant to help relieve.
EV drivers get public fast charging, and residents and businesses get a path to compost food scraps instead of landfilling them.
Mentions & discussions (6)
Environmental Sustainability Board — September 17, 2026
The new EV chargers at Mesa Public Library should be live within weeks, and the county's next stop is Pajarito Complex for its own fleet. The county is also exploring on-bill financing — low-interest loans on utility bills — to help residents electrify.
Environmental Sustainability Board — August 20, 2026
DC fast chargers at the library are nearly done and should be running by October 8. The county will measure usage before investing in more public chargers, focusing this fiscal year on chargers for its own fleet.
Library Board — July 6, 2026
Contractors had to jackhammer out freshly poured concrete because it didn't meet ADA standards, delaying the project further. The drive-up book drop road stays blocked at least another week or two.
Environmental Sustainability Board — June 18, 2026
Two DC fast chargers are going in at Mesa Public Library by October, county fleet chargers come next, and food composting is pivoting to hiring a contractor to handle commercial food scraps and residential yard trimmings after obstacles to building a county site.
Transportation Board — June 4, 2026
Two Gillig electric buses arrive later this month with chargers being installed; EV chargers at Mesa Public Library resume construction now that the election is over.
Board of Public Utilities — April 15, 2026
The final Fleet Conversion Plan and Community-Wide EV Charging Plan were scheduled for presentation, laying out how the county would electrify its vehicle fleet and where public EV chargers would go.
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