C2C connects local governments, Tribes, community-based groups, utilities, and other organizations with national laboratory experts to close the gaps between communities’ clean energy ambitions and real-world deployment.

The desert city of Sedona, Arizona, is home to less than 10,000 people but welcomes nearly 3 million visitors every year. The city knows it needs a big boost to its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to support greater numbers of tourists rolling in on EVs and to support municipal fleet electrification.

Seeking ways to build EV charging capacity, Sedona participated in a peer-learning cohort through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) program focused on planning and funding strategies for EV charging infrastructure deployment. Interactions with peers and tailored advice from experts provided the city with valuable tools and ideas for updating their building codes to streamline the process for installing EV chargers.

US Department of Energy