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Council approves submission of DC fast-charging grant application for EV stations

Henderson City Council · March 1, 2026

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Summary

Henderson will apply for a VW Mitigation Plan grant to upgrade EV charging infrastructure; the grant requires no local match, though staff set aside $15,000 for incidental costs if the grant is not awarded, and potential partnership with Duke Energy was discussed.

Henderson City Council on April 11 approved Resolution 22-33 authorizing submission of a DC fast-charging grant application under the Volkswagen Mitigation Plan to improve the city’s electric-vehicle charging stations.

City Manager Edward T. Blackmon said the grant requires no matching funds; staff set aside $15,000 for incidental costs if the grant is not awarded. He said the project could include partnering with Duke Energy on two charging stations and that some existing stations might be eliminated in the upgrade.

Assistant City Manager Paylor Spruill said approval would give the City an opportunity to add another charging station at the Operations Center. Council Member Garry Daeke asked about current usage and station geo-location; Police Chief Marcus Barrow said downtown chargers on Wyche Street are used daily.

Council Member Jason A. Spriggs moved approval; Council Member Garry Daeke seconded. The motion passed unanimously (yes: Coffey, Burnette, Rainey, Daeke, Thorpe-Cooper and Spriggs; absent: Williams and Elliott). Staff will proceed with grant submission and coordinate design and site plans if the grant is awarded.