FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 23, 2023) – Governor Beshear today announced a second round of awards for developers to design, build, operate and maintain a statewide network of EV charging stations.
In the second round of funding, five developers are approved to build eight public charging stations along three interstate highways and parkways that have been designated as Alternative Fuel Corridor groups.
This round of funding includes building chargers in Berea, Calvert City, Grayson, London, Louisville, Richmond and Winchester.
Combined with the first round of awards the governor announced earlier this year, Kentucky has now approved 24 charging stations from seven developers along 16 corridor groups.
An estimated 37 stations will be needed to build Kentucky’s portion of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. The initial build-out is required by federal law to be along Kentucky interstates and parkways that have been approved for designation as Alternative Fuel Corridors.
Under Kentucky’s deployment plan, the direct current fast-charging stations must be open to the public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and able to power most EV makes and models available in the domestic market. They also must be no more than 1 mile from a designated corridor and no more than 50 miles apart or more than 25 miles from the end of a corridor. KYTC intends to issue a second Request for Proposals before the end of the year to fill in the gaps with as many as 14 more charging stations.
Visit EVCharging.ky.gov for more information about the program.
