The Colorado Energy Office has allocated $5 million in grants through its Direct-Current Fast-Charging (DCFC) Plazas program, funding the installation of 56 new fast-charging ports at nine sites across the state. The money comes entirely from state funding and will expand Colorado’s public fast-charging network by roughly 4% from its current 1,400 ports.
This marks the seventh round of awards under the program, which has previously completed 13 sites with charging stations in the Front Range, Eastern Plains, and Western Slope, in towns including Montrose, Frisco, Pueblo, Cortez, Longmont, Seibert and Limon. Recipients in this latest round include Helios Charging, eCAMION USA, Electric Era Technologies, and Tesla.
“Colorado is proud of our work to increase the availability and affordability of electric vehicles in our state, and supporting infrastructure is an important part of that work,” Governor Jared Polis said. “These grants will help expand charging stations for Coloradans and visitors who travel throughout our state. Despite the Trump administration continuing to increase costs and go against the market-driven transition that many Coloradans are making to electric vehicles, Colorado continues doing our part to lead the way and save people money.”
The state has made steady progress in building charging corridors, with six completed last December, bringing the total to 33 DC fast-charging stations and over 80 ports. The first corridor was completed in 2022. The announcement comes as the White House moves to release previously frozen federal funding for the NEVI program, which Congress has already approved.
