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These are counts of chargers that exist today, from the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center, pulled 2026-09-01. Nobody is projecting anything here.
| Network | Locations |
|---|---|
| ChargePoint Network | 152 |
| Tesla Destination | 43 |
| Blink Network | 27 |
| Tesla | 20 |
| EV Connect | 12 |
| eVgo Network | 11 |
| Not on a network | 95 |
| Year | Opened |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 48 |
| 2022 | 41 |
| 2023 | 62 |
| 2024 | 68 |
| 2025 | 64 |
| 2026 | 54 |
Only some locations have an open date on file, so treat the year counts as a floor and not a total.
Summarized from the Department of Energy's Laws and Incentives record, pulled 2026-09-10, with a link to the original beside each one. Programs change and most of them run out of money, so check the current terms with whoever runs it before you count on it.
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) will offer a 50% cost match for the purchase of Level 2 and direct current fast chargers. This program is funded by Kentucky’s portion of the Volkswagen Mitigation Trust. Eligible applicants include Kentucky state and local government agencies.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) NEVI Formula Program required the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to submit an annually updated EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan (Plan) for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to their FHWA Division Office, describing how the state intended to distribute NEVI funds and their...
EV charger owners and lessees must pay both an excise tax and surtax fee, with the surtax fee only applicable if the EV charging station is located on state property. In 2025 the rates of both are of $0.032 per kilowatt hour of electricity used to charge EVs.
An entity that owns or operates an electric vehicle charging station is not defined as a public utility. (Reference Kentucky Public Service Commission Case No. 2018-00372)
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI Program) offers funding to deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vehicle Technology Office (VTO) offers grants of up to $36 million for the design, development, and demonstration of MHD EV charging infrastructure through the SuperTruck Charge program.
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) or any federal agency may install electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) for federal employees and others authorized to park at federal facilities to charge their privately owned vehicles.
The CMAQ Program provides funding to state departments of transportation (DOTs), local governments, and transit agencies for projects and programs that help meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act by reducing mobile source emissions and regional congestion on transportation networks.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) provides loan guarantees and grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements, including EV charging stations.
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) designates a national network of electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure along national highway system corridors.
These are about vehicles rather than chargers. Listed so you know they exist, each one linking to its AFDC entry.
A city gets its own page once there is enough on the public record to be worth reading.
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