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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-ligatures:none">This email is going to every town/city/county in Maine. Please forward this to any others who may be interested in this info…….. Police or Fire, Road Com’s’rs, PWDirectors,
selectboard, etc……… thanks.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">This email is to notify you of
<b>Electric Vehicle Charging opportunities for both Level 2 and DC Fast Chargers</b>. These are brought to you by MaineDOT and our partner Efficiency Maine Trust. Please share this notice with anyone you think will be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Earlier this year, Maine was awarded a $15 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant
Program to deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging across the state. To distribute these funds, Efficiency Maine has launched six Requests for Proposals (RFPs). Four of the RFPs offer funding for Level 2 chargers at different types of properties
and communities: <a href="https://www.efficiencymaine.com/opportunities/rfp-em-022-2024/" title="https://www.efficiencymaine.com/opportunities/rfp-em-022-2024/">
<span style="color:blue">multifamily buildings</span></a>, <a href="https://www.efficiencymaine.com/opportunities/rfp-em-027-2024/" title="https://www.efficiencymaine.com/opportunities/rfp-em-027-2024/">
<span style="color:blue">large workplaces</span></a>, <a href="https://www.efficiencymaine.com/opportunities/rfp-em-030-2024/" title="https://www.efficiencymaine.com/opportunities/rfp-em-030-2024/">
<span style="color:blue">community locations</span></a> (such as libraries, parks, and event venues), and
<a href="https://www.efficiencymaine.com/opportunities/rfp-em-033-2024/" title="https://www.efficiencymaine.com/opportunities/rfp-em-033-2024/">
<span style="color:blue">Regional Service Centers</span></a>. The two DC Fast Charging RFPs each target a specific set of cities and towns:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.efficiencymaine.com/opportunities/rfp-em-034-2024/" title="https://www.efficiencymaine.com/opportunities/rfp-em-034-2024/"><span style="color:blue">EM-034-2024
"Corridor"</span></a> locations: Bar Harbor, Bethel, Bingham, Boothbay/Boothbay Harbor, Carrabassett Valley/Eustis, Old Orchard Beach/Saco, Wells/Ogunquit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.efficiencymaine.com/rfp-em-035-2024/" title="https://www.efficiencymaine.com/rfp-em-035-2024/"><span style="color:blue">EM-035-2024 "Community"</span></a> locations:
Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Biddeford, Dover-Foxcroft, Lewiston, Norway/Oxford, Portland, Sanford, South Portland, Westbrook<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">For an overview of these programs and basic EV charging information,
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.efficiencymaine.com/docs/CFI-EV-Charger-Funding-Brochure.pdf"><span style="color:blue">see this link</span></a>.
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">To apply to these programs, go to
<a href="http://www.efficiencymaine.com/opportunities"><span style="color:blue">www.efficiencymaine.com/opportunities</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also…….. MaineDOT has a Virtual Public Meeting on <span style="color:blue">
<a href="https://bit.ly/MainePEVID"><span style="color:blue">Maine’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Plan</span></a>.
</span>The plan outlines our plan for deploying EV infrastructure and states our goals and objectives. This plan will allow Maine to be eligible for Federal funding, including discretionary grants. Comments will be accepted until September 16<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Questions……. follow the links for contacts…….please do not call me.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Pete<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Peter M. Coughlan, P.E.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Director, Maine Local Roads Center (LTAP)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Community Services Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">MaineDOT, Station 16, 24 Child St<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Augusta ME 04333-0016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Ph: 207/624-3266 FAX: 207/624-3301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:peter.coughlan@maine.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">peter.coughlan@maine.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#80340D;mso-ligatures:none">Integrity – Competence – Service
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