EV Infrastructure Planning Assistance

Considering installing EV chargers? Here are some resources that can help

WYDOT's EV Stakeholder Networking Database is now live

Interested in hosting EV stations on your land? Or are you an EV company seeking willing landowners to place stations? Want to get partners secured before applying for federal funding?

WYDOT and consultant HDR have created a database for networking amongst different potential EV infrastructure partners.

Click here to add yourself to the database. 

To see the database entries and contact information, click here. 

This process is completely voluntary. Your responses to this questionnaire will create a NEVI Database intended for those interested in being part of EV charging station deployment teams. 

Consultant studies: Wyoming EV usage & charging infrastructure economics

WYDOT has hired a consultant, HDR Inc. to write the technical specifications for the NEVI Request for Proposal. HDR completed studies regarding EV charging station economic return on investment and EV use estimates in Wyoming. Although HDR used different methodologies to complete the studies, findings are similar to WYDOT's analyses regarding potential challenges EV charging may have in our state. 

Federal EV planning assistance (not funding)

• Joint Office releases Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Playbook

  The Joint Office released a Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Playbook, which "provides interactive resources to help communities plan and build the infrastructure needed to support a zero-emission transportation system."
  Communities, planning organizations, local and state governments, tribal nations, and other decision makers can use the Playbook to navigate key considerations for planning and deploying EV infrastructure. The modules include guiding questions, videos, worksheets, and additional resources to drive local progress. Modules can be followed in the order presented or used as stand-alone resources to help with specific priorities.
  Access the playbook here: https://driveelectric.gov/ev-infrastructure-playbook

• EEI develops EV program database

  Edison Electric Institute developed an EV Program database to support customers in their transportation electrification efforts. The database includes investor-owned electric company offerings related to electric transportation, including make-ready programs, EV rates, fleet advisory services, charging station incentives, EV incentives, vehicle-grid integration pilots, and more.

  Customers can utilize the EEI EV Program database to quickly locate programs that are available or pending in their state, what the programs include, the intended target customers for the program, and links to more information. Information on programs is provided by EEI member companies on a voluntary basis and may not reflect all current EV-related offerings. EEI will update the database quarterly to reflect any new programs that have been approved by state regulators and any changes to existing programs.

  Please fill out the form to access the database.

WY Small Business Development Center: EV charging infrastructure business planning assistance

Business people seeking business planning assistance for an electric vehicle charging station can contact their local Wyoming Small Business Development Center Network advisor on the SBDC Network web page. Fill in your information in the “Get in touch with your local advisor today” box in the upper-right hand corner.

If you need a business plan review and insights on the financial side of your existing plan, contact the Wyoming Business Council’s Investments Team by calling 307-777-2800.

US DOT compiles "Charging Forward: A Toolkit for Planning and Funding Rural Electric Mobility Infrastructure"

This toolkit is intended for a variety of rural stakeholders, including States, local communities, Tribes, transportation providers, nonprofits, businesses, and individuals.

The toolkit focuses on infrastructure for light-duty electric passenger vehicles (such as sedans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks), but also addresses funding opportunities and planning considerations for other types of electric vehicles, including transit and school buses, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and agricultural equipment such as tractors.

To access both the web-based or PDF versions of the kit, click here. 

This toolkit covers the stages of EV infrastructure development in the following sections:

• Electric Vehicle Basics
• Benefits and Challenges of Rural Vehicle Electrification
• Partnership Opportunities
• EV Infrastructure Planning for Rural Areas
• EV Infrastructure Funding and Financing for Rural Areas
• Resources for EV Infrastructure Planning
• Environmental Statutes and Executive Orders