EV Home Charge Grant

EV Home Charge is a Colorado Energy Office grant program designed to support electric vehicle adoption by reducing a residential infrastructure barrier to at-home EV charging. The program provides funding to Colorado electric cooperatives and municipal utilities so they can offer rebates to customers for electrical improvements needed to support residential Level 2 electric vehicle charging. The program specifically addresses situations in which homes have insufficient electrical panel capacity or require additional wiring before an EV charger can be installed. The next stated application period is scheduled to open October 5, 2026 and close October 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM MT. Funding is available to support customer rebates for wiring and electric panel upgrades associated with residential Level 2 EV chargers. Eligible residential properties include single-family homes, duplexes, townhomes, and other small multifamily residences with individual private garages. Eligible utility applicants may use awards to create new home wiring and panel upgrade rebate programs, expand existing rebate programs, or add dedicated income-qualified incentives for EV home wiring and panel upgrades. Awarded utilities may provide enhanced incentives for income-qualified customers. The stated maximum funding amount is up to $350,000 per applicant to offer standard rebates and enhanced incentives for income-qualified customers. The program is limited to Colorado electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. Investor-owned utilities are explicitly ineligible for EV Home Charge funding. The Colorado Energy Office states that it will prioritize funding for electric cooperatives and municipal utilities that do not already offer panel and wiring incentives to their customers. Projects seeking support for publicly accessible charging ports at commercial properties or multifamily housing properties are not eligible under EV Home Charge. The source instead directs those types of projects toward Charge Ahead Colorado. No applicant cost-share or matching requirement is stated in the provided program information. The Colorado Energy Office is not currently accepting EV Home Charge applications, but it has announced the next application round. The application period is scheduled to open October 5, 2026. Application materials from the previous funding round are available for reference through a linked Google Drive folder, although the program cautions that project requirements are subject to change for future funding rounds. The provided source does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not provide a complete list of application questions or required application uploads for the upcoming round. The program includes a question-and-answer period within the announced application schedule. The application period opens October 5, 2026, and questions must be submitted by October 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM MT. Q&A responses are scheduled to be posted October 21, 2026. Final applications are due October 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM MT. Award notifications are estimated for December 2026. Q&A responses from the most recent funding round are also available through a linked Google document. The source does not state a grant performance period or indicate that the program operates on an annual, biennial, quarterly, or other recurring schedule. The primary program contact identified for additional information is Mika Burdette at mika.burdette@state.co.us. The source does not provide a telephone number. In preparing for the announced round, prospective applicants should note the Colorado Energy Office's stated priority for electric cooperatives and municipal utilities that do not already provide panel and wiring incentives. Applicants should also ensure that proposed rebates are limited to qualifying wiring and electric panel improvements supporting residential Level 2 EV charging at eligible residential property types. Maximum rebate amounts and details concerning enhanced incentives are referenced as being available in application materials, and requirements may change for the upcoming funding round.

Priority is given to Colorado electric cooperatives and municipal utilities that do not already offer panel and wiring incentives to customers. Keep proposed rebates focused on eligible wiring and electric panel upgrades for residential Level 2 EV charging; publicly accessible charging ports at commercial or multifamily housing properties are not eligible under EV Home Charge.