Despite tremendous federal obstacles, Colorado continues to move forward in developing its network through its DCFC Plazas Grant program
DENVER - Today, the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) announced $5 million in grant awards through the Direct-Current Fast-Charging (DCFC) Plazas program. These grants, which come exclusively from state funding, will create 56 new fast charger ports at nine different sites across the state. This is the seventh round of awards for this program, which continues to expand Coloradans access to fast, affordable, and reliable EV chargers. In total, these additions will increase Colorado’s existing public fast-charger network of more than 1,400 ports by approximately 4%.
“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. 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,” said Governor Jared Polis.
“More than ever, we are facing daunting federal hurdles in our efforts to make electric vehicles and EV charging infrastructure accessible for every Coloradan,” said CEO Executive Director Will Toor. “Addressing these challenges is so important because the transition to electric vehicles lowers costs, improves air quality, and helps us meet our greenhouse gas pollution reduction goals. This grant program is a valuable reminder that, despite the headwinds, we are undaunted and remain clear-eyed and focused on continuing to build enough public electric vehicle charging infrastructure to meet Colorado’s goal of supporting 940,000 light-duty EVs on Colorado roads by 2030.”
With pauses in federal funding, this round of plaza grants utilized state funding to further EV charging infrastructure. This round of funding will mean new installations across the state. Awardees will build chargers in Fairplay, Ridgway, Mancos, Commerce City, Denver, Woodland Park, Naturita, and Glendale. CEO expects many of the chargers supported by the current round of DCFC Plazas awards to become available in 2026 and 2027.
The program currently has 13 completed sites with charging stations in the Front Range, Eastern Plains, and Western Slope, including communities like Montrose, Frisco, Pueblo, Cortez, Longmont, Seibert and Limon.
As has been the case in previous rounds of this funding, CEO prioritized projects in disproportionately impacted communities to ensure that the air quality benefits of electric transportation reach those who are most affected by transportation-related air pollution.
Grant awardees for this round are:
- Helios Charging (Ridgway and Fairplay)
- eCAMION USA, Inc. (Denver, Marcos, Naturita, and Woodland Park)
- Electric Era Technologies, Inc. (Commerce City and Denver)
- Tesla, Inc. (Glendale)
For more information about this program, including details about the most recent funding awards, please visit the DCFC Plazas webpage.
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