CRANBERRY, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Friday that it is directing $25 million in investments to build electric vehicle chargers in western Pennsylvania as part of the Community Charging phase of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program.
The western region includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Warren, Washington and Westmoreland counties. Local transportation planning agencies will determine specific areas within the region to prioritize for investment, but all publicly available locations within the region are eligible to apply, a news release states.
This is the second region where funding has been made available, after funding for chargers in southeastern Pennsylvania was announced in February.
Through the Community Charging funding rounds, the Shapiro administration is directing a total of $100 million in federal funding to build public EV charging stations in Pennsylvania communities. PennDOT has released a survey for interested organizations to connect with EV charging station builders and operators to partner with on submissions. The survey is available HERE.
“The most critical element when considering an EV is knowing where you can charge it,” PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll said. “Under Gov. [Josh] Shapiro’s leadership, we’re directing investments to new chargers in communities that need them and improving EV accessibility for everyone.”
Friday’s funding announcement builds on the nearly $62 million already committed to public charging stations across the commonwealth through the NEVI program.