On March 1, 2023, the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) and the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) released the state’s official NEVI Request for Applications (RFA) soliciting proposals for public fast charging projects along its singular alternative fuel corridor (AFC) that runs from Anchorage to Fairbanks (AK-3). As part of the RFA, the state delineated 14 priority municipal areas where it sought charging proposals and provided applicants with both the scoring rubric and proposal sections expected in each application. Following a submittal process that ended on May 15, 2023, the agency evaluated a total of 34 proposals from eight distinct applicants submitted across 13 of the 14 priority corridor areas.

On September 25, 2023, AEA and DOT&PF announced a Notice of Intent to Award firstround NEVI prospective grantees, a total of nine proposed projects submitted by four distinct entities across nine priority locations (Table 1). These prospective awards total $8 million in investment, with $6.4 million in NEVI funds to be matched with $1.6 million in cost share provided by prospective grantees. One priority location (Clear) did not receive any applications, while an additional four (Chugiak, Eagle River, Houston, Willow) did not see prospective awards, either because they did not have any viable commercial site hosts or no qualified project proposals were submitted.

Of the nine awards, four went to Tesla, three to eCAMION, and two to real estate developers that will utilize FLO’s charging equipment and network. Nearly all of the awards went to large established national electric vehicle service providers (ESVPs), while the site hosts chosen reflected a diversity of locations, including hotels, convenience stores, gas stations, and shopping centers.

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