Massachusetts DOT Selects Weston & Sampson and Rivermoor Energy to Develop Ultra-Fast EV Charging Stations Along Interstate Highways

Weston & Sampson and Rivermoor Energy have been selected as a team by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to develop the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI)’s ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations on Massachusetts roadways. 

 

The companies were selected for their expertise and track record of success in EV charging development and delivering clean energy solutions to Massachusetts corporations, municipalities, utilities, and non-profit organizations.

 

The MassDOT NEVI initiative will add EV charging facilities about every 50 miles and within one mile of highway exits and entrances across Massachusetts’ interstate highways and state routes classified as federal alternative fuel corridors. Each fast-charging development will have four or more 150 kW+ charging ports to deliver the fast charging capabilities for EV drivers across the state.

 

The team will also provide value-added solutions customized to each development, which may include solar energy, energy storage, and green infrastructure appropriate for site-specific conditions. It will deliver the entire solution, from planning to go-live, with in-house expertise across project planning, utility interconnection, engineering, permitting, development, construction, ownership, financing, management, and operations.

 

Rivermoor Energy and Weston & Sampson have implemented regional, town-wide, and city-wide EV charging solutions from Western to Eastern Massachusetts. The team’s experience includes development advisory services for the City of Boston’s current city-wide curbside EV charging initiative, planning and development of the Town of Chatham’s main street EV charging solution, installation of Belmont Light’s EV fast charging in Belmont’s town center, and the Town of Deerfield’s public EV charging development.

 

Massachusetts intends to achieve a 2030 goal of having over 900,000 electric vehicles on the road, supported by over 75,000 public charging stations, under its 2021 Climate Law. The team is working with site owners and EV charging network owner-operators to meet market demand for EV fast charging.