Retail Charging Compliance & RSA Readiness

Colorado’s transition to standardizing commercial EV charging is well underway. Under the Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety (OPS) Retail Electric Vehicle Charger Regulations (7 CCR 1101-19) and HB25-1267, public-facing retail EV charging stations are subject to strict requirements for metering accuracy, consumer transparency, and equipment compliance.

Whether you are deploying brand-new infrastructure or managing an existing commercial network, ensuring your chargers meet state standards is critical to avoiding unexpected downtime, red-tagging, and operational shutdowns.

Green ICE works directly with property owners, site hosts, and charging operators to demystify the compliance process and protect your infrastructure investments without the guesswork.

Preparing for an OPS inspection and complying with NIST Handbook 44 standards isn't a one-size-fits-all checklist. We help site hosts evaluate and prepare their assets across three core pillars:

• What it requires: Ensuring your internal charging hardware functions within legal tolerances and that new installations map correctly toward active National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) or California Type Evaluation Program (CTEP) certification pathways. 
• How we help: We help operators evaluate their hardware status, understand certification deadlines, and coordinate technical troubleshooting or necessary retrofits.

• What it requires: Commercial chargers must display permanent, weather-resistant nameplates and data plates containing exact electrical parameters, manufacturer information, model designations, and unique serial numbers. 
• How we help: Missing or weathered identification plates are an immediate trigger for an inspector to seal a charger. We guide you on auditing your current labeling and sourcing compliant, industrial-grade replacements.

• What it requires: Ensuring energy is accurately metered and recorded in kilowatt-hours (kWh), unit prices are clearly displayed, and non-fuel fees (such as parking or idle penalties) are cleanly separated from electricity costs. 
• How we help: We review your display and point-of-sale configurations to ensure full alignment with consumer transparency mandates.

We make compliance straightforward by partnering with you remotely first. Through a streamlined virtual review process via Zoom, we evaluate your charging setup against the three-part compliance framework, review your documentation, and help you map out your exact timeline and testing obligations before any on-site deployment occurs.

Don't wait for a red tag or an unexpected service interruption. Reach out to our team today to start the conversation about your station portfolio.