The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), in collaboration with the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF), is pleased to announce that the third annual Alaska National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Plan was approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on November 25, 2024. As a result of this approval, $11 million in additional funding will be available for the continued development of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the state. This allocation builds upon the $30 million already designated for fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024. The FY25 NEVI Plan outlines strategies to expand EV charging access, ensuring convenient, reliable, and consistent charging experiences for residents and travelers alike. The plan also received renewed approval for discretionary exceptions allowing greater flexibility in site spacing along the Alternative Fuel Corridor between Anchorage and Fairbanks. These exceptions include the routes between Trapper Creek and Cantwell, Wasilla and Trapper Creek, and Healy and Nenana.
The Alaska Electric Vehicle Working Group (AKEVWG) meets monthly to discuss EVs and charging infrastructure in Alaska. The Working Group has members from across the state including the Alaska Electric Vehicle Association, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), electric utilities, EV owners, EV vendors, municipalities, site hosts, universities, and other stakeholders.
AEA developed fast-charging stations along the State’s highway system in a phased approach, as funding allows. Using Volkswagen (VW) Trust funds, SEP funds as an added incentive, and matching private funds from participating site hosts, AEA funded a EV Fast-Charging Network connecting the Kenai Peninsula to Healy. A total of 15 fast chargers of at least 50kW and eight co-located Level 2 chargers were installed at nine locations in the following communities: Anchorage, Cantwell, Chugiak, Cooper Landing, Healy, Homer, Seward, Soldotna, and Trapper Creek. Some sites will become operational as early as fall 2021, with all installations completed by summer 2022.
AEA has used SEP funds to install Level 2 charging stations at state-owned facilities. In partnership with the Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, Level 2 chargers were installed in Anchorage at the Linny Pacillo Parking Garage across from the Robert B. Atwood Building and outside the Snowden Administration Building across from the Nestbett Courthouse in summer 2021.
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