The EnergIIZE Commercial Vehicles Project’s Public Charging funding lane will begin accepting applications starting October 19th at 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. Pacific Time on November 3rd. This funding lane will offer up to $11.7 million in incentives and run concurrently with the EnergIIZE Project’s Drayage Public Set-Aside lane. The lane is funded by the California Energy Commission (CEC) and administered by CALSTART.
Intended for applicants interested in deploying publicly accessible charging infrastructure for battery electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, the Public Charging funding lane is competitive and scored on criteria demonstrating project readiness, cost effectiveness, and community benefit. It covers 75% of eligible equipment and software costs, up to a maximum of $750,000 per project if EV Jump Start equity criteria is met, or 50% of costs up to a maximum of $500,000 per project, if the criteria is not met. Eligible EV equipment includes direct current fast chargers (DCFC), transformers (non-IOU territory), meter mains and circuit breaker panels, and demand-management equipment.
Prospective applicants can submit applications for consideration through the online Incentive Processing Center (IPC) on the EnergIIZE website (energiize.org) beginning on October 19th at 9 a.m. Pacific Time.
“With increased funding from the CEC for the EnergIIZE Project, we are thrilled to offer even more funds for this incentive program and look forward to seeing a surge of electric vehicle charging infrastructure installed for public and shared use across California,” says Alyssa Haerle, director of Infrastructure Incentive Administration of CALSTART.
The EnergIIZE Project offers millions of dollars in infrastructure incentives throughout the year and has three other incentive funding lanes: EV Fast Track, EV Jump Start, and Hydrogen.
For more information, visit energiize.org or contact infrastructure@calstart.org.
