3. Stations must operate for at least five years.
4. Stations must be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for charging.
5. Funding can be used both to construct new EV charging infrastructure and upgrade existing charging infrastructure.
6. Energy storage (on-site batteries) can be considered if it leads to lower overall operating costs.
7. A reimbursement process will be used to fund approximately 80 percent of the construction costs and five years of operation and maintenance costs.
8. The
Justice40 Initiative aims to deliver 40 percent of the overall benefits of federal investments in climate and clean energy, including sustainable transportation, to disadvantaged communities. States should prioritize rural, underserved, and disadvantaged communities for EV charging infrastructure.
Interested parties should read these guidelines well in advance of developing a proposal. Interested parties will submit proposals to NCDOT under a competitive bidding process. The criteria for evaluating the proposals will be made available to the public prior to beginning the bidding process.