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Evansville staff pursuing EV chargers, $3 million solar award and watching federal grant changes
Summary
Staff reported submitting a $206,000 IDEM application for up to eight public EV chargers funded by Volkswagen mitigation dollars, applied to a $3 million Solar Opportunities Indiana coalition subaward for low-income rooftop solar and resilience hubs, and noted the terminated EPA Community Change Grant and related litigation affecting grantees.
At the July 15 advisory meeting, Lauren Norville reported multiple grant efforts underway to expand clean-energy infrastructure in Evansville.
Norville said staff submitted a grant application to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) for $206,000 to install up to eight publicly accessible electric-vehicle charging stations. She said the chargers must be publicly accessible and serve residents in disadvantaged census tracts and that the money would come from Volkswagen mitigation funds.
On a larger scale, Norville said Evansville is…
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