EV charging installation in Minnesota

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency provides grants of up to $150,000 for the installation of public direct-current (DC) fast chargers. Eligible DC fast chargers must be dual port and have a capacity of at least 150 kilowatts. Grantees must provide a 20% funding match.

Each public utility selling electricity for retail must file a tariff with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to allow a customer to purchase electricity solely for the purpose of charging a EV, neighborhood electric vehicle, or medium-speed electric vehicle.

Beginning July 1, 2027, public EV charger operators must obtain a license to operate as a public EV charger from the commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Revenue. Operators must renew their license annually. Additional requirements apply. (Reference Minnesota Statute 296A.051)

Individuals may not damage, steal, remove, sever, or break energy transmission equipment, including EV chargers. Violators may face imprisonment and a maximum fine of $10,000. (Reference Minnesota Statute 609.593)

EV chargers installed in Minnesota must: Be able to charge any make, model, or type of EV; Comply with state safety standards and standards set by the Society of Automotive Engineers; and Be capable of bi-directional charging once electrical utilities achieve a cost-effective ability to draw electricity from EVs...

Beginning July 1, 2027, public EV charger operators must pay an excise tax of $0.05 per kilowatt-hour of electricity used to charge EVs. Public EV chargers that provide electricity at no cost and EV chargers with a capacity less than 50 kilowatts are exempt. Operators must report total kilowatt-hours sold each month.

Retail EV chargers must display the price per kilowatt-hour in whole cents or tenths of a cent or indicate that the electricity is free of charge. If more than one price might apply, the terms that determine each price must be displayed.

An individual, corporation, or other legal entity that resells compressed natural gas as a vehicular fuel or electricity to recharge a battery that powers an electric vehicle is not defined as a public utility. (Reference Minnesota Statutes 216B.02)

Minnesota joined Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin (Signatory States) in signing the REV Midwest memorandum of understanding (MOU) to accelerate vehicle electrification in the Midwest.

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.