Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Grants

The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) provides grants through the Charge Ahead Colorado program to support EV and EV charging stations adoption by individual drivers and fleets. Grants will fund 80% of the cost of EV charging station, up to the following amounts:

EV Charging Station Type Power Output Rating Maximum Incentive per Station
Level 2 Under 19 kilowatts (kW) $4,500
Level 2 19 to 49 kW $6,250
Single-Port Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) 50 to 99 kW $35,000
Dual-Port DCFC 50 to 99 kW $50,000
Single-Port DCFC Greater than 99 kW $50,000
Dual-Port DCFC Greater than 99 kW $70,000

Enhanced incentives of up to 90% of the cost of a Level 2 EV charging station are available for income qualified applicants and entities in disproportionately impacted communities. Eligible applicants include local governments; state and federal government agencies; public universities; public transit agencies; private non-profit or for-profit corporations; landlords of multi-unit dwellings; and owners associations of common interest communities. For more information, including application deadlines, see the CEO Charge Ahead Colorado website.

(Reference Colorado Revised Statutes 24-38.5-103)

Point of Contact
Matt Mines
Program Manager, Transportation Fuels and Technology
Colorado Energy Office
Phone: (303) 866-2128
matt.mines@state.co.us
https://energyoffice.colorado.gov

Jurisdiction: Colorado

Type: State Incentives

Enacted: Jun 4, 2009

Amended: Apr 11, 2014

Technologies: EVs, PHEVs

See all Colorado Laws and Incentives.