The California Energy Commission (CEC) announced a new $55 million funding effort to support the installation of public EV fast-charging stations across the state; the funding window will launch in July 2025.
Dubbed the ‘Fast Charge California Project’, it is the largest EV charging incentive initiative in the country and a part of the California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP).
CALeVIP has already incentivized close to 10,000 EV chargers to support the nearly 1.5 million light-duty EVs in California.
Applications for the project will open to EV charging service providers and other representing locations like convenience stores, gas stations, retail centers, parking lots, hotels, and other sites. Proposed charging sites can be at any publicly accessible location in California, with priority given to those in tribal, disadvantaged, and low-income communities, so long as the sites are ready to build with the utility design and required permits prior to applying for funds.
“Installing more fast chargers is vital to California’s ZEV transition and we’re excited that the Fast Charge California Project will prioritize not only fast chargers but ready-to-build projects in communities that need them the most,” said Hannon Rasool, director of the CEC Fuels and Transportation Division, in a statement.
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