AEA & DOT&PF Alaska National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan Update - Available for Public Comment The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) and the Alaska Department of[...]

AEA & DOT&PF Alaska National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan Update - Available for Public Comment

The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) and the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), are seeking help from the public to update Alaska's Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Implementation Plan (The Plan). Comments on the fiscal year 2025 draft plan are welcome by emailing [email protected] until Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 5 p.m.

The evolving draft plan describes Alaska's strategy, vision, and goals for spending Alaska's $52 million share of federal funds over the next five years under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula (NEVI) Program. The NEVI Program was established through the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund direct-current EV charging infrastructure along interstate and United States highway corridors over the next five years.

The Plan is considered a living document as AEA and DOT&PF engage with communities, laws or policies change, adoption projects alter, and additional guidance from the federal government is published. The Plan is not intended to impede other DOT&PF infrastructure improvements. These formula funds are being used to strategically deploy EV charging infrastructure and establish a statewide EV fast-charging network and community-based charging sites in rural and urban areas across Alaska.

The NEVI program requires yearly updates to each state's plan and must be approved by the Federal Highway Administration.