Governor Sununu Announces First Electric Vehicle Charging Station Award

Harmony, NH – As we speak, Governor Chris Sununu introduced that the primary of a number of electrical automobile (EV) charging station grant contracts, which is able to whole roughly $4.6 million in grant awards, will come earlier than the Govt Council subsequent week. These contracts, funded by the New Hampshire Volkswagen Mitigation Belief (NH VW Belief), will lead to publicly accessible charging infrastructure to allow EV journey to and inside New Hampshire by residents and guests, and encourage EV adoption to scale back dangerous air emissions. The preliminary contract is for charging infrastructure on the Errol Normal Retailer in Errol, serving the NH Rt. 16 hall. Contracts for extra charging websites throughout the state will probably be submitted to the Govt Council within the coming months as they’re finalized with the chosen recipients.

“In growing our state’s plan for the usage of these belief funds, I approved the utmost allowed funding to be utilized to jump-start the set up of public charging websites statewide and assist create a strong, cost-effective entry to this clear power supply,” stated Governor Chris Sununu. “Nearly each automobile producer as we speak gives EV choices, and it’s important for New Hampshire to be a pacesetter in supporting these autos whereas offering financial stimulus to our companies via these public-private partnerships.”

The VW settlement funds, in live performance with a further $17 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation funding accessible to NHDOT to ascertain charging stations will quickly start to construct a framework of chargers on necessary journey corridors within the state.

NHDES Commissioner Bob Scott indicated “VW settlement funding makes these grants to New Hampshire companies to extend EV charging accessibility in our state doable, thereby serving to to decrease dangerous automobile emissions that affect the environment and public well being.”

New Hampshire obtained a complete of roughly $31 million from the VW Settlement, of which the Governor devoted the utmost allowed 15% (roughly $4.6 million) for EV charging infrastructure. The NHDES Request for Proposals (RFP) resulted in proposals for EV charging infrastructure at 35 websites throughout 25 NH cities and cities.

Eligible places for electrical automobile service gear tasks beneath this RFP embody websites that serve the next corridors:

• US Route 3 from the junction with US Route 2 in Lancaster, NH to the Quebec border
• US Route 2 from Lancaster, NH to the Maine border
• NH Route 16 in its entirety
• US Route 302 from I-93 to the Maine border
• Interstate 93 from the Massachusetts border to the Vermont border
• Interstate 89 from Harmony, NH to the Vermont border
• NH Route 11/103 from New London, NH to Claremont, NH
• NH Route 9/US Route 202 from the intersection with I-89 south to the Vermont border
• NH Route 101 in its entirety