The 50 States of Electric Vehicles: States Focus on Grid Integration of Electric Vehicles in 2024
Raleigh, NC – (February 13, 2025) The NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its 2024 annual review and Q4 2024 update edition of The 50 States of Electric Vehicles. The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.
The report finds that a total of 46 states, plus DC and Puerto Rico, took actions related to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure during 2024 (see figure below). The greatest number of actions related to rebate and grant programs, fees for electric vehicle drivers, rate design and managed charging programs, infrastructure planning, and public charging station regulations.
2024 State and Utility Action on Electric Vehicles
The report highlights ten of the top electric vehicle trends of 2024:
- Moving toward active managed charging models;
- Prohibiting electric vehicle mandates;
- Deploying charging infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles;
- Advancing bidirectional charging efforts;
- Implementing new and increased fees for electric vehicle drivers;
- Expanding transportation electrification programs to multifamily customers;
- Filing comprehensive transportation electrification plans;
- Offering incentives for supporting infrastructures;
- Establishing uptime standards for public charging stations; and
- Aligning transportation electrification plans with other planning efforts.
A significant theme throughout 2024 was a focus on the interaction of electric vehicles with the broader electricity system, as seen through numerous actions related to managed charging, bidirectional charging, and alignment of transportation electrification planning with other grid planning efforts.
“Though still mainly in the planning stages, regulators and lawmakers in several states considered bidirectional charging pilots this year,” noted Emily Apadula, Policy Analyst at NCCETC. “Bidirectional charging, also known as vehicle-to-grid, allows EVs to act similarly to battery energy storage systems and provide backup power back to the grid during times of high demand. Once instituted, these programs could provide increased resilience to the grid.”
A total of 751 electric vehicle actions were taken during 2024. The report notes the top ten states taking the greatest number or most impactful actions in 2024 were New Mexico, Maryland, Massachusetts, Colorado, New Jersey, California, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, and Texas.
“As states and utilities grow their experience with these technologies, we continue seeing a blending of EVs, grid modernization, and solar within state policy discussions,” observed Brian Lips, Senior Policy Project Manager at NCCETC. “Whether it’s folding EV charging into the planning process, or considering EV charging and discharging within interconnection and energization processes, utilities and policymakers are increasingly tackling these technologies as a whole.”
In Q4 2024, 34 states plus DC and Puerto Rico took some type of action on electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. A total of 340 actions were tracked in Q4.
View and Purchase the 50 States of Electric Vehicles Q4 2024 Quarterly Report and 2024 Annual Report
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Media Contact: Shannon Helm, NCCETC, shannon_helm@ncsu.edu