Officials in Harrisburg have begun rolling out millions of dollars in federal funding for the build-out of electric vehicle charging stations throughout the commonwealth and the Pittsburgh metro area is poised to benefit.
The funding is being made possible due to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which established $5 billion for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula program and $2.5 billion for the Discretionary Grant Program for Charging and Fueling Infrastructure. The two programs will offer funding to states that can find partners that can install EV charging stations throughout their borders.
Over the next five years, Pennsylvania is set to receive $171.5 million in NEVI-related funding for this effort, which initially is focusing on building direct current fast-charging stations along select interstate highways and roads that will eventually contribute to a national EV charging network. Once Pennsylvania fulfills all of the requirements of this initiative, then it will be able to award funding to EV charger buildouts on any public roadway or any publicly accessible location.
Here's where funding is being allocated on a county basis in the Pittsburgh metro:
Allegheny County
- Sheetz Inc. — $684,088 for a charging station at the Sheetz in Sewickley off Exit 68 on Interstate 79.
- Tesla Inc. — $231,786 for a charging station at the GetGo in Monroeville off Exit 84 A-B on Interstate 376.
- Universal EV LLC -— $384,880 for a charging station at the Comfort Suites in Coraopolis off Exit 58 on Interstate 376.
Beaver County
- Francis Energy PA LLC — $739,821 for a charging station at the Chippewa Center in Beaver Falls off Exit 31 on Interstate 376.
Butler County
- Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores — $634,756 for a charging station at the Love's Travel Stop in Slippery Rock off Exit 105 on Interstate 79.
Greene County
- Tesla Inc. — $259,293 for a charging station at the Sheetz in Waynesburg off Exit 14 on Interstate 79.
Washington County
- Applegreen Electric PA LLC — $1.2 million for a charging station at the Applegreen Charging Hub in Washington off Exit 16/17 on Interstate 70.
- BP Products North America Inc. - $607,822 for a charging station at Coen Markets in Bentleyville off Exit 32B on Interstate 70.
- Sheetz Inc. — $639,659 for a charging station at the Sheetz in Washington off Exit 41 on Interstate 79.
Westmoreland County
- BP Products North America Inc. — $607,822 for a charging station at Coen Markets in Donegal off Exit 91 on Interstate 76.
- Sheetz Inc. — $281,856 for a charging station at the Sheetz in New Stanton off Exit 57 on Interstate 70.
