Cooperative Agreement DEEE0011132

The federal Cooperative Agreement award DEEE0011132, entitled "REWIRED: RURAL ELECTRIC UTILITY WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENTS FOR RAPID EVSE DEPLOYMENT," is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). This $2,294,576 project, awarded on June 1, 2024, aims to develop processes that minimize the soft costs of electric vehicle charging infrastructure installations to enable swifter deployment and lower costs of the national charging network, with a focus on rural areas. The award recipient, Nreca Research, is a non-profit organization specializing in energy research and development, particularly for rural electric cooperatives. The project seeks to contribute to the nation's goals for energy efficiency, sustainability, and rural development through improvements to electric vehicle charging deployment workflows.