More Maine Chargers

[Gwgan]

$6M funding boost will bring EV chargers to 12 sites in Maine

The locations range from Brunswick to Houlton, and the new chargers are planned to be in operation next year.

www.mainebiz.biz

The Tesla bits:

Funding recipients and locations​

Federally funded awards and the associated locations for the chargers, will go to:

Tesla Inc., 197 Civic Center Drive, Augusta (existing Supercharger at this Mall; probably expansion)

Tesla Inc., 75 Maverick St., Rockland (this is the Hannaford lot)

Several non-Tesla chargers at useful locations are also funded.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

$6M funding boost will bring EV chargers to 12 sites in Maine

The locations range from Brunswick to Houlton, and the new chargers are planned to be in operation next year.

www.mainebiz.biz

The Tesla bits:

Funding recipients and locations​

Federally funded awards and the associated locations for the chargers, will go to:

Tesla Inc., 197 Civic Center Drive, Augusta (existing Supercharger at this Mall; probably expansion)

Tesla Inc., 75 Maverick St., Rockland (this is the Hannaford lot)

Several non-Tesla chargers at useful locations are also funded.

A couple of related posts.

Links to the RFPs for locations just awarded. Phase 4 Round 2 (ARPA) and Phase 5 (NEVI), plus some description of the locations:

RFP EM-008-2023: DC Fast Charging Stations – Phase 4

as of june 26th it was not operational…it is between McDonalds and Harbor Freight..I stop by Hannaford’s for shopping once a week.

teslamotorsclub.com

A map of all of the DCFC locations in Maine funded through Efficiency Maine, including those already open, under construction, and the planned locations:

RFP EM-008-2023: DC Fast Charging Stations – Phase 4

as of june 26th it was not operational…it is between McDonalds and Harbor Freight..I stop by Hannaford’s for shopping once a week.

teslamotorsclub.com

The NEVI chargers are the ones most likely to have NACS since while there must be at least 4 CCS, there can also be 4 NACS ports.
The ARPA locations only need 2 chargers and must have 2 CCS. The "best" locations also need 1 CHAdeMO, so they could just have 0 or 1 NACS unless they have extra chargers or 3 cables on a charger.

 

[MainahEV]

Rockland Hannaford supercharger has started construction!

 

[Gwgan]

Maine’s expanding charging network could boost confidence in electric vehicles

Maine has fallen behind in meeting goals for electric vehicle adoption that were outlined in the state's 2020 climate action plan.

www.bangordailynews.com

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Maine’s expanding charging network could boost confidence in electric vehicles

Maine has fallen behind in meeting goals for electric vehicle adoption that were outlined in the state's 2020 climate action plan.

www.bangordailynews.com

The main NEVIs are mentioned in that article, but just a reminder that there's an outstanding RFP for pairs of DCFC at some destinations. Proposals should be in. It'll be awarded 5/14.

RFP EM-011-2024 - Efficiency Maine

Efficiency Maine Trust seeks qualified bidders to host, purchase, install and operate public, universal DC “fast chargers” to serve electric vehicles.

www.efficiencymaine.com

https://www.efficiencymaine.com/docs/DCFC_MaineDestinations_RFP_EM_011_2024.pdf

Proposals Due 3/15/2024, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (US)
Anticipated Award Date 5/14/2024
Anticipated Contract Start 6/14/2024
...
1 Rangeley 1
2 Greenville/Moosehead 1
3 Millinocket 1
4 Gorham/Standish 1
5 Orono 1
...
Meet the following minimum specifications:
1. Two (2) DCFC ports per site;
2. At least one port must be able to serve EVs using the CCS standard (NACS is
strongly encouraged);
3. Each site must be able to supply power according to an EV’s power delivery
request up to at least 150kW to two (2) vehicles simultaneously.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

The main NEVIs are mentioned in that article, but just a reminder that there's an outstanding RFP for pairs of DCFC at some destinations. Proposals should be in. It'll be awarded 5/14.

RFP EM-011-2024 - Efficiency Maine

Efficiency Maine Trust seeks qualified bidders to host, purchase, install and operate public, universal DC “fast chargers” to serve electric vehicles.

www.efficiencymaine.com

https://www.efficiencymaine.com/docs/DCFC_MaineDestinations_RFP_EM_011_2024.pdf

I was able to confirm that they received bids for all 5 areas.