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EV charging installation in Maine

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The public record

What Maine already has.

These are counts of chargers that exist today, from the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center, pulled 2026-09-01. Nobody is projecting anything here.

669Charging locations
1,687Ports
1,239Level 2 ports
427DC fast ports
Property types

The kinds of places that have them

Hotels and lodging31 · 5%
Public parking22 · 3%
Municipal government sites21 · 3%
Parking lots21 · 3%
Car dealerships18 · 3%
Inns18 · 3%
Office buildings14 · 2%
Shopping centers11 · 2%
Charging networks in Maine
NetworkLocations
ChargePoint Network321
Tesla Destination50
Tesla24
Blink Network17
EV Connect16
AMPUP16
Not on a network134
Locations opened by year
YearOpened
201920
202027
202157
202295
202398
202470
2025147
202650

Only some locations have an open date on file, so treat the year counts as a floor and not a total.

Programs

Money and rules in Maine.

Summarized from the Department of Energy's Laws and Incentives record, pulled 2026-09-10, with a link to the original beside each one. Programs change and most of them run out of money, so check the current terms with whoever runs it before you count on it.

Funding

Clean Transportation and Infrastructure Financing

Funding

Efficiency Maine Trust administers the Maine Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator (Accelerator) to finance qualified alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) projects, including the purchase of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), hydrogen, and other zero emission vehicles (ZEVs),...

AFDC entry 12682 AFDC updated 10/7/2021Legislative Document 1659, 2021Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A, Section 10129

Rules that affect an installation

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Policies for Condominiums and Residential Associations

Rule

Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, condominium and residential associations may not prohibit or restrict the installation or use of EV chargers in designated parking spaces.

AFDC entry 14352 AFDC updated 3/24/2026Senate Bill SP457, 2025Maine Revised Statutes Title 33, Chapter 10, Section 576-A

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Promotion Requirement

Context

Electric utilities must design rates to encourage EV charger use and file rate schedule proposals with the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Utilities filed proposals with the PUC on November 1, 2021.

AFDC entry 12670 AFDC updated 9/14/2021Maine PUC Docket Nos. 2021-00198 and 2021-00325Maine Legislature LD347, 2021House Bill 245, 2021

Public Utility Definition

Rule

An entity that sells electricity for the sole purpose of charging the battery of an electric vehicle (EV) is not defined or regulated as an electricity provider. An EV charging station operator may charge a submetered user only for kilowatt-hours used.

AFDC entry 11603 AFDC updated 5/5/2015Maine Revised Statues Title 35-A Sections 313-A and 3201

Federal programs

Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants

Funding

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI Program) offers funding to deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure.

AFDC entry 12732 U.S. Department of TransportationAFDC updated 3/29/2023Public Law 117-5823 U.S. Code 151

Medium- and Heavy-Duty (MHD) Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Grants

Funding

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vehicle Technology Office (VTO) offers grants of up to $36 million for the design, development, and demonstration of MHD EV charging infrastructure through the SuperTruck Charge program.

AFDC entry 13503 U.S. Department of EnergyAFDC updated 10/4/2024Public Law 109-5842 U.S. Code 16191

Electric Vehicle Charging on Federal Property

Context

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) or any federal agency may install electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) for federal employees and others authorized to park at federal facilities to charge their privately owned vehicles.

AFDC entry 11674 U.S. General Services AdministrationAFDC updated 12/14/2015Public Law 114-94

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program

Funding

The CMAQ Program provides funding to state departments of transportation (DOTs), local governments, and transit agencies for projects and programs that help meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act by reducing mobile source emissions and regional congestion on transportation networks.

AFDC entry 284 U.S. Department of TransportationAFDC updated 11/29/2021Public Law 117-58Public Law 112-14123 U.S. Code 149 and 151

Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Grants and Loan Guarantees

Funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) provides loan guarantees and grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements, including EV charging stations.

AFDC entry 9172 U.S. Department of AgriculturePublic Law 113-797 U.S. Code 8107Public Law 112-240

National Alternative Fuels Corridors

Funding

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) designates a national network of electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure along national highway system corridors.

AFDC entry 11675 U.S. Department of TransportationAFDC updated 5/22/2023Public Law 114-94Public Law 117-5823 U.S. Code 151
Next step

Charging at your Maine property.

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