Introduction
The Nevada Electric Highway (NEH) began as a partnership
between the Governor’s Office of Energy, NV Energy, and Valley Electric
Association to expand the state’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure by
placing charging stations at cost-effective and strategic locations, initially along U.S. 95 between
Reno and Las Vegas.
Nevada’s Strategic
Planning Framework established the goal to complete an “electric highway”
system serving the entire state by 2020, building on the initial agency plans
to install publicly available EV fast-charging infrastructure along U.S.
Highway 95 between Reno and Las Vegas (NEH Phase I). The NEH initiative, led by the
Governor’s Office of Energy, aims to achieve this goal through partnership with
the Nevada Department of Transportation, Nevada’s electric utilities, and
private commercial host sites. Each station incentivized by the Governor’s
Office of Energy in Phase I includes two Level 2 charges and one Direct Current (DC) fast
charger. Phase II charger requirements are similarly a minimum of two chargers, but with the option to have both be Direct Current (DC) fast chargers.
Phase I
Phase I of the NEH, along U.S. 95, nears completion with three stations operational in Beatty, Fallon, and Hawthorne and two final station in Tonopah and Indian Springs scheduled to come on-line in 2018.
Beatty Charging Station
The first operational electrical vehicle charging station on the Nevada Electric Highway-Phase I is located in Valley Electric Association's service territory at Eddie World, 900 E. Highway 95 North in Beatty. The charging station is located near the gas pumps between Eddie World and the Stagecoach Hotel. The station opened for public use in February 2016.
Fallon Charging Stations
The second operational charging stations on the Nevada Electric Highway Phase-I is located in NV Energy's service territory at Fox Peak Gas Station, 615 E. Williams Avenue on Fallon Paiute-Shoshone tribal land in Fallon. The charging stations are located east of the gas pumps. The station opened for public use in October 2016.
Hawthorne Charging Station
The third operational charging station on the Nevada Electric Highway-Phase I, is located at the Veterans Memorial Park, 400 10th St. The Park is a rest area owned and maintained by NDOT. The station opened for public use in March 2018.
Phase II
Phase II of the NEH is underway with plans for EV charging infrastructure deployment on the State's remaining major interstate and highway corridors including I-15, I-80, U.S. 93, and U.S. 50. Phase II development officially began in 2017 with the completion of the EV charging station in Panaca along U.S. Highway 93.
Panaca Charging Station
The first charging station of the Nevada Electric Highway-Phase II is located in the town of Panaca, in Lincoln County Power #1 service territory at McCrosky’s Y Service on U.S. Hwy 93, at Jct 319. The station opened for public use in May 2017.
Table 1 - Corridors and General Site Locations
Site
|
Corridor
|
Approximate Location
|
Partner
|
Status
|
PHASE I
|
|
U.S. 95
|
Fallon
|
NV Energy
|
Open: October 2016
|
|
U.S. 95
|
Hawthorne
|
NDOT
|
Open: March 2018
|
|
U.S. 95
|
Tonopah
|
NDOT
|
Open: May 2019
|
|
U.S. 95
|
Beatty
|
Valley Electric
Association
|
Open: February 2016
|
23
|
U.S. 95
|
Indian Springs
|
NV Energy
|
Open: June 2020
|
PHASE II
|
|
U.S. 93
|
Panaca
|
Lincoln County Power District
|
Open: May 2017
|
1
|
I-15
|
Jean
|
NV Energy
|
Open: August 2019
|
2
|
I-15
|
I-15 / U.S. 93 Jct
|
NV Energy
|
|
3
|
I-15
|
Moapa
|
Overton Power
District
|
Open: October 2019
|
4
|
I-15
|
Mesquite
|
Overton Power District
|
Open: October 2019
|
6
|
I-80
|
I-80 / U.S. 95 Jct
(Trinity)
|
NDOT
|
|
8
|
I-80
|
Rye Patch
|
NV Energy
|
|
12
|
I-80
|
Carlin
|
Wells Rural Electric
Company
|
|
14
|
I-80
|
Wells
|
Wells Rural Electric Company
|
|
15
|
I-80
|
Oasis
|
Wells Rural Electric
Company
|
|
16
|
I-80
|
West Wendover
|
Wells Rural Electric Company
|
Grant Awarded: April 2019
|
17
|
U.S. 95
|
Schurz
|
NV Energy
|
Grant Awarded: April
2020
|
18a
|
U.S. 95
|
Luning
|
NV Energy
|
Grant Awarded: December 2019
|
20
|
U.S. 95
|
Goldfield
|
NV Energy
|
Grant Awarded:
January 2020
|
22
|
U.S. 95
|
Amargosa Valley
|
Valley Electric Association
|
Open: April 2020
|
24
|
U.S. 50
|
Silver Springs
|
NV Energy
|
Grant Awarded:
September 2019
|
25
|
U.S. 50
|
Middlegate
|
NV Energy
|
|
26
|
U.S. 50
|
Cold Springs
|
NV Energy
|
Grant Awarded:
September 2019
|
27
|
U.S. 50
|
Austin
|
NV Energy
|
Grant Awarded: September 2019
|
28
|
U.S. 50
|
U.S. 50 Rest Area
|
|
|
29
|
U.S. 50
|
Eureka
|
Mt. Wheeler Power
|
|
30
|
U.S. 50
|
U.S. 50 NDOT ROW
|
Mt. Wheeler Power
|
|
31
|
U.S. 50
|
Ely
|
Mt. Wheeler Power
|
Open: March 2020
|
32
|
U.S. 50
|
U.S. 50 / U.S. 93
Jct
|
Mt. Wheeler Power
|
|
33
|
U.S. 50
|
Baker
|
Mt. Wheeler Power
|
|
34
|
U.S. 95
|
McDermitt
|
Harney County
Electric Cooperative
|
Open: January 2020
|
35
|
U.S. 93
|
Alamo
|
Lincoln County Power District
|
Open: January 2020
|
36
|
U.S. 93
|
Sunnyside
|
Mt. Wheeler Power
|
|
37
|
U.S. 93
|
U.S. 93 / U.S. 93A Jct
|
Mt. Wheeler Power
|
|
38
|
U.S. 93
|
Jackpot
|
Rafter River Rural
Electric Cooperative
|
Open July 2020
|
39
|
U.S. 95
|
Orovada
|
Harney County Electric Cooperative
|
Open: January 2020
|
REV West
In 2017, Governor Sandoval led a multi-state effort to coordinate and encourage EV infrastructure development along major interstates throughout the western region. Nevada is a critical hub for the adoption of EV infrastructure and is working directly with neighboring states to coordinate priority corridors, siting considerations, and technical standards. After an initial partnership was announced by Nevada, Colorado, and Utah, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in October 2017 announcing the Regional Electric Vehicle “REV” West Plan that was expanded to also included Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, and Montana.
Need Help at a Station?
Network
|
Locations
|
24/7 Driver Support
|
Chargepoint
|
Fallon, Hawthorne, Tonopah, Panaca, Beatty
|
888-758-4389
|
Greenlots
|
Orovada, McDermitt, Ely, Moapa, Mesquite, Amargosa Valley, Alamo
|
855-900-7584
|
EV Connect
|
*coming soon*
|
866-816-7584
|
BTCP
|
Jean, Indian Springs
|
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EV Gateway
|
Jackpot
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949-945-2000
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