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EV charging installation in Montana

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The public record

What Montana already has.

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.

160Charging locations
480Ports
220Level 2 ports
259DC fast ports
Property types

The kinds of places that have them

Hotels and lodging21 · 13%
Car dealerships6 · 4%
Rest stops6 · 4%
Gas stations4 · 2%
Public parking4 · 2%
Federal government sites3 · 2%
National parks3 · 2%
Hospitals3 · 2%
Charging networks in Montana
NetworkLocations
ChargePoint Network46
Tesla21
Tesla Destination20
Blink Network14
Electrify America8
EV Connect6
Not on a network27
Locations opened by year
YearOpened
20193
202012
20214
202228
202332
202422
202519
202612

Only some locations have an open date on file, so treat the year counts as a floor and not a total.

Programs

Money and rules in Montana.

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.

Funding

The public record shows no state-level charging funding program in Montana right now. Federal programs below may still apply, and utilities run programs that are not always listed federally.

Rules that affect an installation

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Requirements

Context

The sale of electricity by public EV charging stations with a capacity greater than 25 kilowatts is subject to a tax of $0.03 per kilowatt-hour. EV charging stations at private residences or homeowners’ associations are exempt. Tax revenue will be apportioned to the highway restricted account.

AFDC entry 13249 AFDC updated 6/28/2023Senate Bill 228, 2025Montana Code Annotated 15-70-801 through 805House Bill 55, 2023

Public Utility Definition

Rule

An entity that operates electric vehicle supply equipment is not defined as a public utility. (Reference Montana Code Annotated 69-8-803)

AFDC entry 12597 AFDC updated 6/11/2021Montana Code Annotated 69-8-803

Federal programs

Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants

Funding

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.

AFDC entry 12732 U.S. Department of TransportationAFDC updated 3/29/2023Public Law 117-5823 U.S. Code 151

Medium- and Heavy-Duty (MHD) Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Grants

Funding

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.

AFDC entry 13503 U.S. Department of EnergyAFDC updated 10/4/2024Public Law 109-5842 U.S. Code 16191

Electric Vehicle Charging on Federal Property

Context

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.

AFDC entry 11674 U.S. General Services AdministrationAFDC updated 12/14/2015Public Law 114-94

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program

Funding

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.

AFDC entry 284 U.S. Department of TransportationAFDC updated 11/29/2021Public Law 117-58Public Law 112-14123 U.S. Code 149 and 151

Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Grants and Loan Guarantees

Funding

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.

AFDC entry 9172 U.S. Department of AgriculturePublic Law 113-797 U.S. Code 8107Public Law 112-240

National Alternative Fuels Corridors

Funding

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.

AFDC entry 11675 U.S. Department of TransportationAFDC updated 5/22/2023Public Law 114-94Public Law 117-5823 U.S. Code 151

Other Montana EV programs on the public record

These are about vehicles rather than chargers. Listed so you know they exist, each one linking to its AFDC entry.

Cities

9 cities in Montana.

A city gets its own page once there is enough on the public record to be worth reading.

Next step

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