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EV charging installation in Wisconsin

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The public record

What Wisconsin 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.

892Charging locations
2,426Ports
1,521Level 2 ports
885DC fast ports
Property types

The kinds of places that have them

Hotels and lodging32 · 4%
Car dealerships27 · 3%
Public parking26 · 3%
Grocery stores20 · 2%
Gas stations20 · 2%
Office buildings12 · 1%
Federal government sites9 · 1%
Shopping centers8 · 1%
Charging networks in Wisconsin
NetworkLocations
ChargePoint Network449
Blink Network90
Tesla Destination54
Tesla38
EV Connect26
FLO22
Not on a network72
Locations opened by year
YearOpened
201932
202032
202184
2022116
2023114
2024148
2025163
202698

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 Wisconsin.

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

The public record shows no state-level charging funding program in Wisconsin right now. Federal programs below may still apply, and utilities run programs that are not always listed federally.

Rules that affect an installation

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Tax

Context

Persons who deliver or place electricity from an EV charger into the battery or other energy storage device of an EV must pay an excise tax of $0.03 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity used to charge the EV. The tax must be added to the selling price charged by the station operator.

AFDC entry 13486 AFDC updated 8/9/2024Senate Bill 791, 2024Wisconsin Statute 77.9971 and 77.9972

Public Utility Definition

Rule

An entity that provides electric vehicle (EV) charging services is not defined as a public utility and is not subject to restrictions on the resale of electricity. An excise tax per kilowatt-hour applies to electricity sold at public EV chargers. (Reference Wisconsin Statute 196.01(5))

AFDC entry 13431 AFDC updated 5/9/2024Wisconsin Statute 196.01(5)

Regional Electric Vehicle (REV) Midwest Plan

Context

Wisconsin joined Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Minnesota (Signatory States) in signing the REV Midwest memorandum of understanding (MOU) to accelerate vehicle electrification in the Midwest.

AFDC entry 12711 AFDC updated 11/12/2021

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

Other Wisconsin EV programs on the public record

These are about vehicles rather than chargers. Listed so you know they exist, each one linking to its AFDC entry.

Next step

Charging at your Wisconsin property.

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