Residential and Commercial Charging

Helpful tips to get an electric vehicle charging station installed at a multi-family housing complex.

• Contact your HOA. It’s important to not only create buy-in from your HOA early on but to also understand the capacity of your building for charging. Ask your HOA how far your assigned parking spot is from a transformer and if the transformer has the capacity to be metered.  
  • Consider installing a “community charging station” for everyone to share. Most communal charging stations will be a Level 2 type. Find out if anyone in your multifamily housing is interested in or would benefit from a charging station. Your HOA might be more open to installation if several people are interested in purchasing EVs. 
• Determine the appropriate cost to charge on this new station and consider parking and overstay fees.   
• Get in contact with the Climate Action Office who can point you to local organizations that can direct you to available resources or grants. Work with these organizations to find an electrician to provide quotes. 
• Work with your HOA board to develop a set of rules for EV charging at your building that will explain how you intend to pay for electricity and if multiple residents are sharing the same charging station, how you will ensure equal opportunities for EV charging among residents.

Drive Clean Colorado’s guide to installing multifamily electric vehicle chargers (PDF).

How do I decide what charging station is right for your business?

This depends on desired charging time, electrical capacity at your location, and your budget. Level 2 stations will take up to 6 hours for a full charge. Level 3 stations will take about an hour to reach 80% charge and as a result are more expensive.  

How do I get an EV charging station installed? 

• Find out what rebate opportunities are available. 
  • Contact your electricity provider (Holy Cross or Aspen Electric). If on Aspen Electric, contact our partner CORE.
  • Contact CLEER for EV charger guidance and grant coaching. 
• Consider what options you have available for installing an electric vehicle charging station (plan the location and power source). 
• CLEER can help find an electrician who can provide options for charging your vehicle and costs. 
• Decide on the charging schedule that works for you and helps minimize charging costs. 
• Determine if you want to allow access to the charging station for free or charge a fee to use the station.   

Drive Clean Colorado’s guide to installing commercial electric vehicle chargers.

 See the City of Aspen Fleet Zero Emission Plan for details on how Aspen plans to reach 100% electric and renewable vehicles in the municipal fleet by 2050.

Where can I find more information on rebates, grants, & tax credits?

• The Climate Action Office can help direct you to resources and rebates available to offset the costs of electric vehicles and chargers. We work with our partners at CORE, CLEER, and Holy Cross to find solutions that work for you. 
• Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER) has staff trained as ReCharge coaches in our region and can provide coaching services for EVs and charging infrastructure development. 

Fleet Incentives: 

• You may be eligible for Federal tax credits for an electric vehicle purchase and installation of an electric vehicle charger.
• The Colorado Clean Fleet Vehicle and Technology Program is open to eligible light-, medium- and heavy-duty fleet vehicles.
• Colorado Energy Office Fleet ZERO grants are open to businesses, local governments, nonprofits, and other entities to help electrify their fleet vehicle. 

The Colorado Clean Diesel program provides funding opportunities to electrify diesel equipment.