Funding for New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Wakefield

Senator Jason Lewis, Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian, and Representative Donald Wong are pleased to announce the Town of Wakefield, and two local businesses, have been collectively awarded $300,000 for the installation of 6 new Electric Vehicle Fast- Charging stations. The Town of Wakefield; Equilon Enterprises LCC; and Irving Oil Marketing Inc. were each awarded $100,000 for the installation of 2 stations.
The Commonwealth issued a total of $13.1 million in grants to 54 recipients through the Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Incentive Program (MassEVIP). Recipients plan to use the funds to install 306 new Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) electric vehicle charging ports at 150 locations across the state.
“I’m very pleased that the Town of Wakefield will be receiving this funding to help expand the town’s electric vehicle charging station infrastructure,” said Senator Jason Lewis. “Combating climate change demands that we urgently make the switch to zero-emissions vehicles, and ensuring available and fast charging infrastructure is essential to making this happen.”
“I’m thrilled to see that the Town of Wakefield, as well as two local businesses were selected to receive this infrastructure funding,” said Representative Lipper-Garabedian. “As a member of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy, combating climate change at the local level is top of mind.”
The MassEVIP DCFC program is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), and provides grants to cover the full eligible cost to install publicly accessible DCFC electric vehicle charging stations at government-owned properties, and 80 percent of cost at all other locations, up to $50,000 per charging port.
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