Parking at an EV Charging Station

Watertown is home to dozens of EV charging stations around the city. The City of Watertown owns 29 EV charging stations open to the public throughout the city, including:

• Watertown Free Public Library parking lot - 4 plugs
• Howard Street Parking Lot - 6 plugs
• Lowell Elementary School - 1 plug but restricted to school staff during school day
• Cunniff Elementary School - 3 plugs but restricted to school staff during school day
• Hosmer Elementary School - 6 plugs but restricted to school staff during school day
• Department of Public Works - 8 plugs (open to public 5pm – 6am)

In addition to these, there are several privately owned EV charging stations available for public use throughout Watertown as well. For a map of all EV charging stations in Watertown, please visit Charge Point, or by looking at the City’s public EV charging stations map.

Cost of EV Charging – As of May 1, 2025

At the 29 City-owned EV charging stations, users will be charged a rate of $0.25 per kWh for the electricity used (tax is included in rate). Users will also be required to pay for the parking meter (or Passport mobile app) as well.

Idle Charge

For vehicles that remain plugged in after being fully charged for 30 minutes, the rate will become $0.07 per minute (tax is included in rate). This “idle charge” is to encourage space availability when vehicles are done charging.

City of Watertown EV Charging Locations & Schedules