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DCFC Plazas

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Overview

​​The Colorado Energy Office’s (CEO) Direct Current Fast-Charging (DCFC) Plazas program, developed in partnership with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), is designed to increase access to high-speed charging in communities and along highway corridors across Colorado. The DCFC Plazas program is funded through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program and the Community Access Enterprise (CAE). For more information on Colorado’s investment plan, please see Colorado’s NEVI Plan and the CAE’s Ten-Year Plan. Funding will be available for corridor and community-based projects in all parts of the state. 

Proposed DCFC locations must take into account proximity of existing and planned DCFC locations. This will result in the strategic deployment of high-speed charging infrastructure to accommodate drivers without regular access to home or workplace charging and drivers who are in need of quick, convenient charging while traveling throughout Colorado. CDOT and CEO have developed resources to identify charging station gaps along Colorado’s designated alternative fuel corridors and help facilitate development of DCFC projects:

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DCFC Plazas Incentives

CEO anticipates awarding approximately $15M during the fall 2023 funding round. CEO will award projects utilizing both NEVI and CAE funding during the current round. CEO reserves the right to fund more or less based on the proposals received.

Location DCFC Output # DCFC Incentive Per Charging Port Maximum Funding Percentage
Seven County Denver Metro Area 150kW+ 4+ $90,000 50%
Front Range Urban 150kW+ 4+ $115,000 65%
Rural 150kW 4+ $140,000 80%

 

An extra $5,000 per charging port incentive is available for projects in disproportionately impacted or disadvantaged communities.

An extra $25,000 per site incentive is available for sites with battery integrated storage. An extra $45,000 per site incentive is available for sites with standalone storage.

Please refer to the Program Guide linked below under "Apply" for further details on the Enhanced Incentives.

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Apply

Applications for the DCFC Plazas program will be accepted until December 15, 2023, at 5:00 PM MT.  Below are key dates for the fall 2023 funding round. 

The formal Q&A period for the current funding round is closed.

View Fall 2023 DCFC Plazas Q&A Responses

Find more information about past DCFC plazas grant program incentives, eligibility, and other information in the program guide linked below.

View the DCFC Plaza Grant Program Guide

Download Word formatted DCFC Plazas Application

DCFC Plazas Online Application Portal

Key actions and dates

Action Date
Application period opens October 16
Question submission deadline November 3
Q&A responses posted November 10
Application deadline December 15, 2023, 5:00 PM MT
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Questions?