In January 2025, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs announced the awarding of six grants totaling $2.26 million from state funds to increase the availability of electric vehicle charging stations on Alabama’s roads.
Five of the grants were awarded to a Texas-based company to install electric vehicle charging stations at hotels in several locations across Alabama and can be used by hotel guests and the general public. The other grant was awarded to a company to install EV chargers at a fueling station/convenience store in Huntsville.
Funds for the grants were supplied through the Alabama Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Program. The program is funded through appropriations supplied by the Alabama Legislature. It is intended to install charging stations in areas where people spend time such as hotels, shopping centers and tourist attractions and secondary road systems, and areas that might not qualify for federal funding.
“The installation of electric vehicle charging stations at places like hotels are investments that can attract customers and add to local economies,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell. “ADECA is pleased to be administering these awards.”
The EV charging stations will be Level 3/fast chargers, and they will be installed in four cities: Huntsville, Hoover, Tuscaloosa, and Mobile.
For additional information, please view the press release here.