The Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council, or SOPEC, was recently awarded the second portion of an over $16 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration under the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure, or CFI, Program.
The first part of the expansion started in January of 2024 when SOPEC received the first portion of $12.5 million.
The community project plans to add around 50 Electric Vehicle, or EV, charging stations to the region through its Southeast to Southwest Ohio Responsive Interregional Deployment of Electrification Solutions, or RIDES, project. These additional EV charging stations would include an estimated 200 Level 2 charging ports and 30 Level 3 DC Fast Charging, or DCFC, charging ports…