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Public EV Charging Initiatives

Funding for Public EV Charging Stations

Efficiency Maine periodically releases funding for the installation and operation of public EV chargers at commercial and public properties. Visit our Opportunities page to view current funding opportunities. 

Maine’s Plan for EV Infrastructure Deployment

In November 2021, the U.S. Congress enacted the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), including the $7.5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program to build a national network of EV chargers. In order to receive Maine’s allocation of approximately $19 million in NEVI funds, state agencies developed a Plan for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment outlining how the state plans to use NEVI and other funding sources to expand public EV charging. Click here for a progress report. 

Publicly Funded EV Chargers in Maine



map legend © 2026 Efficiency Maine. Data as of 11/6/2026

For all public EV chargers in Maine, click here.

Past EV Charging Initiatives

Phase I: Level 3/DC Fast Chargers (VW Settlement)

In October 2018, Efficiency Maine awarded grant funds to ChargePoint to install and operate 14 DC fast chargers and 14 Level 2 chargers:

  • Kennebunk Service Plaza – North (I-95 Northbound Mile 25.5)
  • Kennebunk Service Plaza – South (I-95 Southbound Mile 25.5)
  • West Gardiner Service Plaza (29 Lewiston Road)
  • Skowhegan Hannaford (398 Madison Avenue)
  • Jackman Trailside One Stop (407 Walton Stree)
  • Farmington Hannaford (131 Hannaford Drive)
  • North Windham Hannaford (797 Roosevelt Trail)

West Gardiner Service Plaza

Phase 2: Level 2/AC Chargers (VW Settlement and NECEC)

Between September 2019 and February 2022, Efficiency Maine awarded grant funds to various entities to install and operate 120 Level 2 chargers:

  • International Motel (626 Main Street, Calais)
  • Downeast Community Partners (2 Maple Street, Milbridge)
  • Indian Hill Trading Post (148 Moosehead Lake Road, Greenville)
  • Northern Maine Medical Center (194 East Main Street, Fort Kent)
  • Town of Fort Kent Public Works (416 West Main Street, Fort Kent)
  • City of Auburn Mechanics Row Parking Garage (60 Court Street, Auburn)
  • Falmouth High School (74 Woodville Road, Falmouth)
  • Bates College Schaeffer Theater (2 Andrews Road, Lewiston)
  • Bowdoin College Roux Center (38 College Street, Brunswick)
  • City of Bangor Pickering Square Parking Garage (100 Broad Street, Bangor)
  • City of Bath Information Center & Train Station (15 Commercial Street, Bath)
  • City of Portland Payson Park (0 Catafalque Drive, Portland)
  • Portland International Jetport (1001 Westbrook Street, Portland)
  • City of Rockland Limerock Street (24 Limerock Street, Rockland)
  • College of the Atlantic Eden Street (105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor)
  • Maine State Housing Authority (26 Edison Drive, Augusta)
  • Unum (2211 Congress Street, Portland)
  • City of Augusta Dickman Street Parking Garage (8 Dickman Street, Augusta)
  • Augusta City Hall (16 Cony Street, Augusta)
  • Maine Behavioral Healthcare (100 Andover Road, Portland)
  • Town of Kennebunk Washington Hose Fire Station (159 Port Road, Kennebunk)
  • Town of Damariscotta Waterfront Lot (85 Parking Lot Lane, Damariscotta)
  • Rumford Best Western (50 Prospect Avenue, Rumford)
  • Town of Thomaston Starr Lot (10 Watts Avenue, Thomaston)
  • Transportation Leasing Corp (90 Johnson Road, Portland)
  • First Parish Congregational Church (1 Church Street, Gorham)
  • UMaine Orono Stevens Hall (33-99 Beddington Road, Orono)
  • Bigelow Labs (60 Bigelow Drive, East Boothbay)
  • Hobson Landing (383 Commercial Street, Portland)
  • Jackson Labs (21 Kingsland Crossing, Ellsworth)
  • Union Park Associates (4 Union Park Road, Topsham)
  • Town of Cape Elizabeth Fort Williams Park (1000 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth)
  • Town of Cape Elizabeth Community Services (343 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth)
  • Calzolaio Pasta (284 Main Street, Wilton)
  • Portland Housing (83 Front Street, Portland)

Rumford Best Western

Phase 3: Level 3/DC Fast Chargers (VW Settlement and NECEC)

In May 2021, Efficiency Maine awarded grant funds to various entities to install and operate 14 DC fast chargers:

  • Ellsworth Hannaford (225 High Street, Ellsworth)
  • Belfast Hannaford (93 Lincolnville Avenue, Belfast)
  • Bangor Irving (301 Odlin Road, Bangor)
  • Newport Irving (18 Moosehead Trail, Newport)
  • Fairfield Irving (206 Centre Street, Fairfield)
  • Auburn Irving (1813 Washington Street, Auburn)
  • Lewiston On The Way (1930 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)

Auburn Irving

Phase 4: Level 3/DC Fast Chargers (MJRP and NECEC)

In January 2023, Efficiency Maine awarded four projects with 15 DC fast charging ports in northern and eastern Maine:

  • Irving Oil’s Baileyville Irving (32 Houlton Rd) – CANCELED
  • Irving Oil’s Fort Kent Irving (308 W. Main St) – CANCELED
  • Irving Oil’s Presque Isle Irving (800 Main St) – CANCELED
  • Town of Van Buren’s Lot (88 Main St) – COMPLETED

Phase 4 Round 2: Level 3/DC Fast Chargers (MJRP and NECEC)

In August 2023, Efficiency Maine awarded five projects with 14 DC fast charging ports and four Level 2 ports in northern and eastern Maine:

  • Irving Oil’s Medway Irving (1941 Medway Rd) – CANCELED
  • True Upside’s Ashland Qwik Stop II (5 Clark Siding Rd) – CANCELED
  • True Upside’s Danforth Mill Yard (162 Houlton Rd) – CANCELED
  • Universal EV’s Machias Hannaford (149 Dublin St) – CANCELED
  • Universal EV’ Houlton Hannaford (33 Ludlow Rd) – CANCELED

Phase 4 Round 3: Level 3/DC Fast Chargers (MJRP and NECEC)

In July 2025, Efficiency Maine awarded eight projects with 14 DC fast charging ports and four Level 2 ports in northern and eastern Maine:

  • Irving Oil’s Baileyville Big Stop (32 Houlton Rd) – CANCELED
  • Jule’s Presque Isle Hampton Inn (768 Main St) – CANCELED
  • Jule’s Caribou Commercial Plaza (137 Bennett Dr) – CANCELED
  • Graviti Energy’s Ashland 1 Stop (117 Main St) – CANCELED
  • Jule’s University of Maine at Fort Kent (62 Pleasant St) – CANCELED
  • Jule’s University of Maine at Presque Isle (University Dr) – CANCELED
  • Siemens Industry’s Ashland Acadia Federal Credit Union (131 Main St) – CANCELED
  • Siemens Industry’s Milbridge Camden National Bank (29 Main St) – CANCELED

Phase 5: Level 3/DC Fast Chargers (NEVI)

In August 2023, Efficiency Maine awarded six projects with 26 DC fast charging ports in Augusta and along Route 1:

  • D&C Properties’ Searsport Sundog Solar (423 East Main St) – COMPLETED 
  • Irving Oil’s Waldoboro Irving (1555 Atlantic Highway) – CANCELED
  • Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority’s Brunswick Flight Deck/Wild Oats (11 Atlantic Ave) – COMPLETED
  • ReVision Energy’s Ellsworth Maine Coast Mall (225 High St) – CANCELED
  • Tesla’s Augusta Comfort Inn (281 Civic Center Dr) – COMPLETED
  • Tesla’s Rockland Hannaford (75 Maverick St) – COMPLETED

Phase 6: Level 3/DC Fast Chargers (NEVI)

In February 2024, Efficiency Maine awarded nine projects with 37 DC fast charging ports in various places throughout Maine:

  • Gridwealth EV’s Miss Portland Diner Lot (140 Marginal Way) – COMPLETED
  • ReVision Energy’s Portland Hannaford (295 Forest Ave) – CANCELED
  • Tesla’s Newport Hannaford (44 Moosehead Trail) – CANCELED
  • Dysart’s Hermon Restaurant and Truck Stop with pull-through (530 Coldbrook Rd) – CANCELED
  • Gridwealth EV’s Bangor Airport Mall (1129 Union St) – COMPLETED
  • ReVision Energy’s Bangor Hannaford with pull-through (773 Stillwater Ave) – CANCELED
  • ReVision Energy’s Town of Rumford River St Lot (50 River St) – COMPLETED
  • Gridwealth EV’s Windham Shaws Plaza (770 Roosevelt Trail) – COMPLETED
  • Nouria Energy’s Bridgton Nouria (443 Portland Rd) – COMPLETED (no longer a NEVI site; not receiving NEVI funds)

Phase 7: Level 3/DC Fast Chargers (MJRP and NECEC)

In April 2024, Efficiency Maine awarded eight projects with 16 DC fast charging ports in various places throughout Maine:

  • ReVision Energy’s Gorham Hannaford (99 Main St) – CANCELED
  • ReVision Energy’s Greenville Indian Hill Trading Post (148 Moosehead Lake Rd) – COMPLETED
  • Gridwealth EV’s Millinocket Tractor Supply (800 Central St) – COMPLETED
  • Gridwealth EV’s University of Maine Orono (30 Beddington Rd) – COMPLETED
  • ReVision Energy’s Rangeley Hideaway (2419 Main St) – COMPLETED
  • Nouria Energy’s Gorham Nouria (435 Ossipee Trail) – COMPLETED
  • Global Montello’s Orono Alltown Market (103 Park St) – COMPLETED
  • Gridwealth EV’s University of Southern Maine (62 School St) – COMPLETED

Phase 8 and Phase 9: Level 2/AC and Level 3/DC Fast Chargers (CFI)

Between July and December 2024, Efficiency Maine awarded 34 projects with 255 Level 2 ports in various places. Click here for the Level 2 EV charger notices of awards.

In January 2025, Efficiency Maine awarded 11 projects with 44 DC fast charging ports in various places:

  • Gridwealth EV’s Boothbay Harbor Meadow Mall (185 Townsend Ave) – COMPLETED
  • Red E’s Carrabassett Valley (1215 Carrabassett Dr) – CANCELED
  • ReVision Energy’s Sunday River Brewing (29 Sunday River Rd) – CANCELED
  • Universal EV’s Bar Harbor Hannaford (86 Cottage St) – CANCELED
  • Universal EV’s Saco Hannaford (532 Main St) – CANCELED
  • Universal EV’s Wells Hannaford (170 Wells Plaza) – CANCELED
  • Nouria Energy’s Auburn Nouria (484 Center St) – CANCELED
  • Nouria Energy’s Sanford Nouria (1439 Main St) – CANCELED
  • Nouria Energy’s Augusta Nouria (132 Mount Vernon Ave) – CANCELED
  • Nouria Energy’s Lewiston Nouria (449 Sabattus St) – CANCELED
  • Nouria Energy’s Oxford Nouria (1332 Main St) – CANCELED

Phase 10: Level 3/DC Fast Chargers (NEVI)

In March 2026, Efficiency Maine awarded four projects with twenty DC fast charging ports:

  • Dysart’s Hermon Restaurant & Truck Stop (530 Coldbrook Road)
  • Tesla’s Newport Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse (6 Main Street)
  • Applegreen Electric’s Brunswick Hannaford (35 Elm Street)
  • Applegreen Electric’s Topsham Hannaford (49 Topsham Fair Mall Road)

 Projects are expected to be completed by April 2028.

Phase 11: Level 3/DC Fast Chargers (MJRP)

In December 2025, Efficiency Maine awarded two projects with eight DC fast charging ports:

  • Applegreen Electric’s Cumberland Service Plaza (I-95 Southbound Mile 58) – COMPLETED
  • Applegreen Electric’s Gray Service Plaza (I-95 Northbound Mile 59) – COMPLETED