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Bernalillo County opens downtown Albuquerque's first DC fast charging station
Bernalillo County opened a 200 kilowatt Level III DC fast charger at the Mid-Region Council of Governments, 809 Copper Ave. NW, on 6 November 2026, with many EVs able to fully charge in around 30 minutes. Funding came from a $500,000 New Mexico Department of Transportation grant, local matching funds from the county and a $50,000 PNM rebate, and the site has built in capacity to add a second port. The county currently runs 24 EV charging ports and plans to add 14 more.
Why it matters
The project shows how a state grant, county match and utility rebate can be stacked to fund urban DC fast charging, and the built in second port capacity points to staged expansion. The planned 14 additional county ports signal further public sector procurement activity in the region.