NEVI Build-Out Colorado

Colorado NEVI Build-Out

Every NEVI-funded charging site in Colorado, from grant award to first charge. Part of the regional NEVI tracker.

2
Sites tracked
0
Live
1
Under construction
10
Planned ports

Colorado pairs NEVI money with an unusually active state program, and its awards reflect mountain reality: sites are chosen for winter resilience on I-70 and the rural eastern plains, not urban convenience. CDOT's awards include utility operators like Yampa Valley Electric — a pattern worth watching, since utility-run sites answer to a grid mandate rather than retail traffic. The I-70 mountain corridor's charging picture, including what NEVI adds, is covered in our I-70 corridor guide.

New to the program? Start with NEVI Explained — what the $5 billion program requires (97% uptime, four 150 kW ports minimum), why it paused and restarted in 2025, and how to tell if a station is NEVI-funded.

Colorado Sites

Location Corridor Operator Ports Power Status Expected Live Source
Steamboat Springs, US-40 US-40 Yampa Valley Electric 6 150 kW construction Q4 2026 Source →
Sterling, I-76 milepost 120 I-76 Electric Era 4 150 kW funded Q3 2026 Source →

Data sources and methodology

Site list sourced from state DOT NEVI program pages and FHWA grant records, cross-checked against the NREL Alternative Fuels Station Locator. Status verified monthly. Expected live dates are official estimates and regularly slip 3–12 months. For scoring methodology across the site, see how we measure. Related: Colorado EV charging hub · Q3 2026 regional status report.