California Energy Commission
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Funding & NEVI
CEC agenda proposes moving $11M Port of LA truck-charging grant to LACI, Exposition Park funds to Level 2
Two proposed consent items on the CEC's Oct. 19, 2026 agenda would move an unpaid $11,003,014 truck-charging grant from Prologis Mobility to LA Cleantech Incubator and shift Exposition Park's bus-charger, solar and storage funds to about 300 Level 2 ports.
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Funding & NEVI
California opens at least $28M in fast-charger incentives, up to $100,000 per port through Jan. 14
The California Energy Commission opened a Fast Charge California Project round on Oct. 7 with at least $28M for public DC fast chargers, offering up to $100,000 per port for ready-to-build projects that apply by Jan. 14, 2027.
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Funding & NEVI
California counts 224,438 public and limited-access charging ports, almost halfway to its 2030 estimate
The California Energy Commission counts 224,438 charging ports at public and limited-access sites at mid-2026, against a new AB 2127 estimate that 478,000 ports will be needed for 6.8 million EVs in 2030.
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Funding & NEVI
California Energy Commission considers about $36.9M in LA28 grants for bus and school-bus charging in Los Angeles
The CEC's October 19, 2026 consent calendar proposed seven LA28 agreements totaling about $36.9M, by our count, for DCFC and Level 2 ports at LA-area transit and school-bus yards and on city light posts. No fetched source confirms the vote.
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Funding & NEVI
Rivian's $4.5M California NEVI grant for 94 fast-charging ports, including Big Sur, goes before the CEC
The California Energy Commission's October 19 consent calendar carried a $4,548,470 NEVI grant to Rivian for 94 public DC fast-charging ports at nine stations, three of them named: Big Sur, Coachella and San Clemente. The grant is awarded funding, not open chargers.
