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More than $1 million in grants available for electric vehicle charging stations in Ventura County

There is more than a million dollars in grant money available for EV charging stations in Ventura County.
Clean Power Alliance
There is more than a million dollars in grant money available for EV charging stations in Ventura County.

Businesses, non-profits, and apartment buildings among those eligible for grants

More than $1 million in grant money is available for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in Ventura County.

The funding from a state grant program, and the Clean Power Alliance is intended to promote access to charging stations.

Businesses, non-profits, multifamily properties, and government facilities are among those potentially eligible. The funding can cover up to 75% of project costs.

Extra money is available for charging stations in low-income communities, or at multi-family housing complexes.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.