Transferring charge between a local power grid and electric vehicles

A charge transfer system for electric vehicles, comprising:

• a street light comprising:
• a light, and
• a first electric power line that couples the light with a local power grid through a wiring box;
• and
• a charge transfer device that transfers charge between the local power grid and an electric vehicle, the charge transfer device comprising:
• a second electric power line that couples the charge transfer device with the local power grid through the wiring box,
• a control device on the second electric power line to control application of charge transfer between the electric vehicle and the local power grid,
• a current measuring device that measures current flowing on the second electric power line, and
• a controller to cause the control device to control application of charge transfer to the electric vehicle and monitor output from the current measuring device.