On November 13-14, 2025, eleven states from across the Western U.S., including Alaska, California, Hawaii, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, convened in Salt Lake City, Utah for the Western States Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Regional Meeting. Co-hosted by the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the two-day event brought together representatives from State Energy Offices and Departments of Transportation, as well as key private sector and nonprofit partners, including electric utilities, charging providers, workforce development organizations, Clean Cities Coalitions, and research institutions.
The over 50 attendees explored opportunities for regional coordination on EV charging infrastructure planning, programs, and policy. States discussed progress on their National EV Infrastructure (NEVI) programs, changes due to new guidance, Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) awards, Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator (EVC RAA) projects, and other state-funded programs for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty EV charging. Participants also discussed charger data and reliability, Level 2 charging for multi-unit dwellings and workplaces, megawatt charging for heavy-duty vehicles, utility coordination and grid integration, and workforce development, including training both technicians to install and repair chargers and EVs and emergency responders to respond to incidents involving these vehicles.
Most states noted that EV adoption continues to increase, both from residents as well as from tourists visiting their communities. The conversations were particularly timely, given the surging demand for electricity many states are experiencing due to data center development, as well as electrification of the transportation and buildings sectors. States shared their desire to remove barriers to EV adoption and charging development – and progress with doing so – as well as their commitment to keep electricity affordable, safe, and reliable.
The event was sponsored by Voltera, Kittelson and Associates, and Electrify America.
NASEO and AASHTO will be hosting a similar Regional Meeting on EV Charging Infrastructure for states in the Eastern U.S. December 9-10, 2025. More information is available here.
This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Office (EERE) under the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (JOET) award Number DE-EE0011162.