Utility Companies Form National Electric Highway Coalition

The National Electric Highway Coalition (NEHC) is a collaboration among more than 50 investor owned electric companies, one electric cooperative, and the Tennessee Valley Authority that merges the Midwest EV Charging Collaboration and the Electric Highway Coalition and now includes additional participating electric companies from across the country. The collaboration includes Indiana’s AEP and NIPSCO. The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) facilitated the formal merger of these two coalitions under a common memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to form the foundation for this new coalition that aims to support the deployment of EV fast charging infrastructure along major travel corridors throughout the United States.

The NEHC is the largest such alliance of electric companies that have organized around the common goal of deploying EV fast charging infrastructure to support the growing number of EVs and to help ensure that the transition to EVs is seamless for drivers.

Under the MOC, members of the NEHC are required to commit in good faith to establish a foundational EV fast charging network across their service territories using any approach they see fit by no later than the end of 2023. This foundational network of charging stations will fill charging infrastructure gaps along major travel corridors, helping to eliminate range anxiety and allowing the public to drive EVs with confidence regardless of where they live.

This electric company-led effort will complement other stakeholder efforts, such as the National EV Charging Initiative sponsored by the Natural Resources Defense Council, and investments by private companies.

For more information, visit: www.electrichighwaycoalition.org or take a look at this Fact Sheet by EEI.