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​​​​​​​​​cars parked at curb and using electric charger​​​​​In Wisc​​onsin, the transportation sector is the state’s second-largest energy user when comparing economy-wide energy use by sector (WI Energy Stats 2020). Vehicle electrification is a key solution to reducing petroleum use and decarbonizing the transportation sector.  

The Office of Energy Innovation, the State's Energy Office develops and provides incentive programs like the Energy Innovation Grant Program (EIGP)​ to advance zero-emission vehicles in Wisconsin (including electric vehicles, or EVs) and supports transportation recommendations in the Clean Energy Plan.

​Review the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change Report​

Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy and Regulation Investigation​​​

OEI Contact: Tom Nowakowski​

Resources​​

Department of Transportation 

Wisconsin DOT Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Local Programs​

Wisconsin DOT Alternative Fuel Corridors: Wisconsin DOT Alternative fuels

US DOE EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan: Planning Considerations for Electric Vehicles in Wisconsin

Organizational Resources

Argonne National Labs Information on purchasing EVs: Evolution Tool​

Alternative Fuels Da​ta Center

Electrification Coalition

RENEW Wisconsin

Wisconsin Clean Cities​

Available R​ebate and Incentive Programs​​

Source
Funding Opportunity
​Description
Due Date/Frequency​
​​​​​​Barron Electric Cooperative (BEC)
Rebate for FREE Level 2 Charger​​ ​BEC offers residential customers rebates for the full cost of a Level 2 EVSE.​ ​Ongoing
Bayfield Electric Cooperative

EV Chargers & Misc.​ Bayfield Electric Cooperative offers rebates ranging from $400 to $800 on charging stations. The charging station must be connected to Bayfield Electric Cooperative's load management system.
Incentives are in place through December 31, 2023
​Chippewa Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC)
Electric Vehicle Charging Station​ Incentive ​​CVEC offers customers a $400 rebate to purchase and install a new Level 2 EVSE. All rebate documentation must be submitted within three months of the EVSE purchase. Rebates are available on a first-come, first-served basis.​ Incentives are in place through December 31, 2023
Clark Electric Cooperative (CEC)​
​Electric Vehicle Charging Station Incentive
​CEC offers customers a $400 rebate to purchase and install a new Level 2 EVSE. Rebates are available on a first-come, first-served basis. ​Incentives are in place through December 31, 2023
​​Dunn Energy Cooperative
​​​Electr​​ic Vehicle Charger
​​Dunn Energy Cooperative offers rebates ranging from $400 to $800 on charging stations.​Incentives are in place through December 31, 2023
​East Central Energy (ECE)
​​Powerin​​g your EV​​
​ECE offers a $750 rebate to install a level 2 charger on either the time-of-use rate or off-peak storage rate.​ ​Ongoing
Jackson Electric Cooperative​(JEC​​​​)

Electric Vehicle Residential ​Charger RebateTo receive an $800 rebate, you must purchase a smart electric vehicle charging station with integrated metering from Jackson Electric. Must be installed on Jackson Electric's service lines.​​ Incentives are in place through December 31, 2023
​Madison Gas and Electric (MGE)​

​​​Sh​​ift & Save
​Electric vehicle (EV) drivers can save up to 40% on home charging costs by shifting vehicle charging and other electricity use to nights and weekends!
​Ongoing
Madison Gas and Electric (MGE)​
Charge@Home Pro​gram​

MGE residential customers can pay $20 per month for the installation and maintenance of a Level 2 EVSE. Participants must sign a five-year service agreement. ​
​Ongoing​
​Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services (PPCS)​​
​​​​Electric Vehicle Charging Station​ In​centive​
PPCS offers rebates ranging from $400 to $800 on residential charging stations. The charging station must be connected to PPCS' load management system.​
Incentives are in place through December 31, 2023
​Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative

Renewable Energy: E-vehicle, Solar, WindPolk-Burnett offers an $800 rebate on a 240V hard-wired residential charging station when purchasing the charging station from Polk-Burnett.​Ongoing
​Price Electric Cooperative (PEC)
​​Electric Vehicle Charging Station Incentive
Price Electric Cooperative offers residential customers a $500 rebate to customers who purchase and install a Level 2 EVSE. Rebates are available on a first-come, first-served basis.​
Incentives are in place through December 31, 2023
RENEW Wisconsin
Electric Vehicle Charging Equipme​nt Grant $500 grant for nonprofits installing a Level 2 (or higher) electric vehicle charger.​ Ongoing​
​Riverland Energy Cooperative (REC)
Electric Vehicle Charging ​​Station​ Incentive
​REC offers residential customers a $400 to $800 rebate to purchase and install a Level 2 EVSE. Rebates are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Incentives are in place through December 31, 2023
​We Energies

We Energies Residential EV Charger Pilot Program​​​The program offers assistance with the installation of chargers and pays for charging equipment upfront or as a monthly cost on the energy bill.
Ongoing
We Energies
We Energies Business EV Char​ger Pilot ProgramThe program helps customers offset upfront costs or install and maintain the chargers, by paying for equipment and installation costs upfront through a monthly fee on the energy bill.​
Ongoing
​Wisconsin Public Service

WPS Residential EV Charger Pilot Program
Installation of Level 2 Charger; option to pre-pay or bundle costs on utility bill; opportunity to take advantage of new EV charging Time of Use rate; access to qualified, contracted installers.Ongoing
​Wisconsin Public Service
WPS ​Business EV Charger Pilot Program​
The program offers credits to help pay for business customer costs of utility upgrades as well as provides possible rebates for customer facility electrical work. The optional ability for customers to purchase charging through the utility.​ Ongoing