EVsmart - BGE - Chesapeake Beach

Of its 8 ports, 4 are DC fast and 4 are Level 2. DC fast ports deliver direct current straight to the battery and are the ones used for quick stops on longer trips. Level 2 ports are 240-volt AC chargers, typically used where a car is parked for an hour or more. That is about 2.3 times the Maryland average of 3.4 ports per station. The registry lists 3 connector types: CHAdeMO, Legacy DC fast connector (Nissan Leaf era); J1772, the standard Level 1/2 AC connector; CCS, Combined Charging System — the J1772-based DC fast connector. Pricing as reported to the registry: “Free”. The site is listed as a municipal government location.

Chesapeake Beach has 2 charging stations in the DOE registry with 10 ports. EVsmart - BGE - Chesapeake Beach accounts for 80% of the charging ports in Chesapeake Beach. It is the only SWTCH station in Chesapeake Beach. Statewide, Maryland has 1,866 stations and 6,365 ports, the 16th-largest station count of the 51 states and DC. The biggest station in Maryland, Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Aberdeen, has 36 ports.

SWTCH operates 657 stations in the registry across 32 states, with 318 DC fast and 2,390 Level 2 ports in total. 292 of those stations are in Maryland, 16% of the state's 1,866.

“Available” means the station is open and in service according to the DOE registry. Its access code is public, meaning it is listed as open to any driver. It opened on Jun 24, 2025, one of 415 stations in Maryland with a 2025 open date. The station's record was last updated at the source on Feb 2, 2026.