Clean Vehicle Fueling Infrastructure Program

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Program Overview

The Clean Vehicle Fueling Infrastructure Program provides incentives for the installation, conversion, and expansion of hydrogen fueling and electric battery charging stations for heavy-duty vehicles. It supports the development and implementation of fueling infrastructure but does not fund infrastructure for passenger vehicles.

Applications & Guidelines

Support Documents

Applicant Eligibility

The following types of applicants are eligible to apply:

Public Entities – including but not limited to State, metropolitan areas, counties, cities, multi-county special districts (e.g. water districts), school districts, universities, and federal agencies
Private Entities – including but not limited to private organizations and corporations

* All projects must be located within the boundaries of the District.

Project Categories

The District is offering funding for a new station, the conversion of an existing station, or the expansion of existing station in the following categories:

Hydrogen Fueling Station:
- The hydrogen fueling station must comply with the required standards for hydrogen storage, fueling protocols, nozzle hardware, fuel quality, safety and security standards, and communications (e.g. SAE, ANSI, NFPA)
- On-Road publicly accessible stations must use standard filling pressures, H35 (350 bar) or H70 (700 bar)
- Equipment must have a warranty that covers both parts and labor for at least one (1) year
Battery Charging Station:
- Equipment must be certified, or field evaluation labeled by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (e.g., Underwriter’s Laboratories, Intertek)
- On-Road publicly accessible charging stations must use a valid and universally accepted charge connector protocol (e.g., SAE J1772, CCS, NACS, SAE J3271)
- Equipment must have a warranty that covers both parts and labor for at least one (1) year
Portable Power:
- New infrastructure that can be transported to power covered sources, such as, but not limited to, portable fuel cell configurations or high-capacity battery energy storage systems (1kWh and above) with the primary purpose of powering or charging covered sources
- The infrastructure project, and equipment utilizing it, must be zero-emission
- Electric vehicles, whose primary function is not to power or charge a covered source, are not eligible for funding

Funding

Projects will be funded on a first-come, first-served basis, and submittal of an application does not guarantee funding. Applicants must have a signed, executed contract from the District prior to the purchase and installation of new equipment. Incentive amounts will be based on the following percentages of eligible costs:

Funding Percentage of Eligible Cost	Infrastructure Projects
60%	Baseline for all Projects
100%	Public School Bus Projects
Additional Funding Amount ⁽¹⁾	Infrastructure Projects⁽²⁾
+10%	Additional incentive for projects with renewable solar or wind power systems⁽³⁾
+10%	Additional incentive for projects located near sensitive receptors⁽⁴⁾
+10%	Additional incentive for applicants of heavy-duty truck parking facilities that provide communal charging opportunities (e.g., truck yards, truck depots, truck stops, etc.)
+15%	Additional incentive for publicly accessible projects or in which the applicant is a public entity

^{(1) Additional funding amounts for eligible costs in this table may be combined. Funding amount cannot exceed 100%.}

^{(2) Portable power projects will not be eligible for additional funding amounts.}

^{(3) At least 50% of the total annual energy provided to covered sources by the project must be generated from solar/wind. Hydrogen stations dispensing hydrogen produced from at least 50% renewable energy also qualifies. Solar and wind systems should be appropriately sized to ensure that the annual energy generation does not exceed 100% of the consumption by the covered source.}

^{(4) Any residence including private homes, condominiums, apartments, and living quarters; education resources such as preschools and kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) schools; daycare centers; and health care facilities such as hospitals or retirement and nursing homes. A sensitive receptor includes long-term care hospitals, hospices, prisons, and dormitories or similar live-in housing.}