By: Brian Lips, Sr. Policy Project Manager
In September 2022, the Federal Highway Administration approved the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program plans submitted by all 50 states plus DC and Puerto Rico. The plans detail how each jurisdiction will use their share of $5 billion in federal funding to deploy EV chargers along interstate highways over the next five years. Now that the plans are approved, states are moving forward with implementation.
State NEVI Program Funding (FY 2022 - 2026)
While the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act established many parameters for the resulting NEVI plans, it still left many decisions in the hands of the states. The state plans address these decision points, including the exact site locations, the prioritization for project sites, and the contractual mechanism the state will use to find a contractor.
Nearly every state anticipates issuing one or more requests for proposals (RFPs) to find third parties to install, own, operate, and maintain the charging stations. While some NEVI plans have a detailed timeline for when the state anticipates releasing the RFPs and awarding contracts, 19 states do not provide a clear timeframe for when they will release an RFP.
While the timelines provided by states in their NEVI plans are subject to change, many of them show a fairly aggressive schedule. Eight states (CO, KS, MI, OH, OR, VT, VA, and TX) plan to release an RFP by the end of 2022, though Ohio is the only one of these states to have done so as of mid-November. An additional eight states (CA, CT, LA, MT, NC, TN, WV, and WY) plus DC expect to release an RFP by the end of the Q1 2023. Hawaii and Nevada, meanwhile, already have contracts in place that pre-date their NEVI plans. These states plan to amend their existing contracts to incorporate the additional NEVI requirements, and may issue new RFPs in the future if needed.
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State |
Timing for First NEVI RFP |
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Alabama |
First half 2023 |
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Alaska |
TBD |
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Arizona |
Upgrades: Spring 2023 |
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Arkansas |
Second Half 2023 |
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California |
Q1 2023 |
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Colorado |
November 2022 |
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Connecticut |
Q1 2023 |
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Delaware |
TBD |
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District of Columbia |
Q1 2023 |
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Florida |
TBD |
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Georgia |
TBD |
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Hawaii |
Existing contracts will be amended to include NEVI work. Additional solicitations may be considered in the future |
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Idaho |
Spring 2023 |
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Illinois |
TBD |
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Indiana |
October 2023 - June 2024 |
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Iowa |
Late Winter 2023 |
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Kansas |
Dec-22 |
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Kentucky |
TBD |
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Louisiana |
Q1 2023 |
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Maine |
TBD |
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Maryland |
State Fiscal Year 2023 |
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Massachusetts |
TBD |
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Michigan |
Q4 2022 |
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Minnesota |
Early 2023 |
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Mississippi |
Fiscal Year 2023 |
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Missouri |
2024 |
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Montana |
Fall / Winter 2022 |
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Nebraska |
TBD |
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Nevada |
Existing contracts will be amended to include NEVI work. Additional solicitations may be considered in the future |
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New Hampshire |
Fiscal Year 2023 |
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New Jersey |
TBD |
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New Mexico |
TBD |
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New York |
TBD |
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North Carolina |
Winter 2022 / 2023 |
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North Dakota |
TBD |
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Ohio |
October 2022, Proposals due 12/21/2022 |
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Oklahoma |
TBD |
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Oregon |
November of December 2022, may be delayed to early 2023 |
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Pennsylvania |
Late 2022 / Early 2023 |
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Puerto Rico |
Fiscal Year 2023 |
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Rhode Island |
TBD |
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South Carolina |
TBD |
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South Dakota |
August 2023 |
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Tennessee |
March 2023 |
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Texas |
Fall 2022 |
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Utah |
TBD |
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Vermont |
Fall 2022 |
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Virginia |
Q4 2022 |
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Washington |
TBD |
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West Virginia |
Winter 2022 / 2023 |
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Wisconsin |
TBD |
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Wyoming |
Fall / Winter 2022 |
While the build out of a fast charging network will form a vital backbone for transportation electrification across the United States, it is far from the only effort being undertaken by the states. States and utilities across the country continually roll out new approaches to further support the transition to electric vehicles. Check out DSIRE Insight’s 50 States of Electric Vehicles report series and Electric Vehicle Single-Tech Subscription offerings to stay on top of all of these developments.