Public/Workplace Programs

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for funding to support capacity-constrained projects where energy storage will be co-located with public chargers. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE JUNE 30, 2024. 

Additional funding beyond the existing Public/Workplace EV Charging Program incentives is available. Funding will be capped at $500,000 per site, or $750/kWh (whichever is less), with a total program cap of $2 million across all projects. Projects must be publicly accessible and face some form of capacity constraint which makes energy storage more expedient or cost efficient than the equivalent infrastructure upgrade.  

Projects will be given priority: 

• If they are in an Environmental Justice Population 

• If they are on an electric vehicle alternative fuel corridor as defined by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)  

• To ensure a diversity of suppliers and technologies under evaluation 
  
  

Applicants should apply using the standard Clean Energy Application Portal and include the details of the proposed energy storage solution in the Charging Station Equipment section in response to "Will this EV project be paired with distributed generation (DG), energy storage, solar, vehicle-to-grid (V2G), etc.?" 

Applicants can also modify previously submitted applications if interconnection costs or timelines are impinging on the ability to complete a project and they would like to consider adding energy storage to a previously submitted application if it has not yet been approved.  

• Public and Workplace EV Charging Program Brochure
• Multi-Unit Dwelling (MUD) EV Charging Program Brochure
• Fleet EV Charging Program Brochure
• Qualified Equipment List
• Additional Funding Sources Requirements
• Application Terms and Conditions
• Application Requirements
• MA Appliance Form
• EV Make Ready Vendor Estimate Template
• EV Make Ready Vendor Invoice Template
• New Service Request

EV charger rebates for the Public and Workplace rebates are only available to parking areas that are deemed publicly accessible. “Publicly accessible” as defined in the Department of Public Utilities 21-91 Order utilizes the same definition as MassEVIP as follows: “must allow the general public practical access to, and use of, the parking space and charging station for seven days per week, 24 hours per day. The MassEVIP program participant is permitted to charge a parking fee and, if the location has access restrictions, may reduce the hours of public access to no less than twelve hours per day, seven days per week.” For example, if a workplace is installing charging only for its employees, these charging stations would not be eligible for EV charger rebates. However, if the workplace is installing charging that is open to the public per the MassEVIP definition noted above, the charging stations would be eligible for EV charger rebates.

Unfortunately, the utility company-owned pole-mounted charger program was not approved for MA EV Charging Program. If you are interested in installing and owning pole-mounted charging, you can apply through the Public and Workplace EV Charging Program. Please note that customers will be responsible for complying with the third-party attachment process and responsible for owning, operating, and insuring any chargers installed on utility poles.

There are different requirements for infrastructure and EVSE rebates as well as DCFC and Level 2. To be eligible for infrastructure incentives for DCFC EV chargers, each site must have a minimum of 50 kW per port, and 100 kW per site.

To be eligible for infrastructure incentives for Level 2 ports, there is no minimum requirement, however a site must have at least four Level 2 ports to be eligible for a new utility service. Additionally for Level 2 projects, there are minimum and maximum port requirements relative to EVSE rebates for public parking areas not located in an EJC.

• For public municipal parking areas, customers can receive charger rebates for ports 3 through 10.
• For public non-municipal parking areas, customers can receive charger rebates for ports 5 through 10. There are no minimum or maximum port requirements for EV charger rebates for parking areas located in EJC.
  
  

For a summary of the EV charger rebates, see table below:

Customer Segment Eligibility - Public:

EJC Criteria	Charger Type	Charger Rebates	Networking Rebates
Located in EJC that meets income criteria	Level 2	Up to 100%	$480*
Located in EJC that does not meet income criteria	Level 2	Up to 75%	$480*
Not located in an EJC	Level 2	Up to 50% For Municipal: ports 3-10 For Non- municipal:  ports 5-10	$480*
Located in EJC that meets any criteria	DCFC	Up to 100%	None offered
Not located in an EJC	DCFC	Up to 100% for power levels 50 to 149 kW Up to 50% for power levels 150+ kW	None offered

*Up to $120 per year, per port. Pro-rated if less than 4 years.
 

Customer Segment Eligibility - Workplace (non-public):

EJC Criteria	Charger Type	Charger Rebates	Networking Rebates
N/A	Level 2	None	None offered

Level 1 ports are eligible for customer-side infrastructure incentives in certain long dwell time scenarios, however they are not eligible for EVSE rebates. For more details, please contact the team at EVnationalgrid@nationalgrid.com.

The Public & Workplace EV Charging Program will be administered under the guidance from the Massachusetts DPU Order 21-91, which placed a cap on DCFC EVSE rebates of $400,000 per project. This cap applies to both Fleet EV Charging Program participants and Public and Workplace EV Charging Program participants.