More Than $8.3 Million Awarded to New York Municipalities for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Zero-Emission Vehicle Grant Program Supports Nearly 250 New Public Charging Stations in 70 Communities Statewide

The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Municipal Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Infrastructure Grant Program has awarded over $8.3 million in funding to 70 municipalities to install electric vehicle charging stations for public use. The transportation sector is the second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in New York, and these electric vehicle charging stations will help the state achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) and provide more opportunities across the state for electric vehicle drivers to charge.

The 2022 round of the ZEV Infrastructure Grant Program made 131 awards to 70 municipalities totaling $8.38 million toward the installation of 454 Level 2 charging ports and 28 direct current fast charger pedestals throughout New York State, the largest award amount since the program began. More than 42 percent of the grant funding was awarded for projects located in disadvantaged communities based on the draft criteria. The Climate Justice Working Group recently finalized criteria for disadvantaged communities that will ensure 35 percent, with a goal of 40 percent, of overall benefits of spending on clean energy and energy efficiency programs - one of several ways the Climate Act prioritizes climate justice.

See the press release for a list of all 2022 ZEV Infrastructure Grant awardees. 

ZEV infrastructure grants are available to cities, towns, villages, and counties across New York under the DEC Municipal ZEV Program. The program also offers rebates for zero-emission fleet vehicles. The 2022 rebate awards for municipal zero-emission fleet vehicles were announced in December. Since its inception in 2016, the Municipal ZEV Program has awarded more than $16 million in rebates and grants (including this round) towards the purchase of 114 plug-in hybrid vehicles and 182 all-electric vehicles, 1,076 Level 2 charging ports, 44 fast charge pedestals, and three hydrogen fuel cell filling nozzles.

View the full list of all 2022 Municipal Zero-Emission Program award recipients (PDF).

More information about the DEC Municipal ZEV Infrastructure Grant Program, as well as Municipal ZEV Rebates, is available on DEC's website.

Electric vehicle charging station in the Town of Pittsford.