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.
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
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.