Stakeholder Spotlight: City and County of Denver

January 29, 2025
DCC Stakeholder Spotlight. Hayden Hogoboom CASR Energy Project Coordinator. “We have been working on a plan for next year, a 5-year plan, and a 10-year plan for how we want to see EV charging develop in Denver. Drive Clean Colorado has given us a focused vision and an actionable to-do list to make these things happen.”

Drive Clean Colorado is excited to highlight one of our members, The City and County of Denver. We spoke with Hayden Hogoboom who works in the City and County of Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency (CASR). He told us all about what his team is doing to install EV charging stations around the city and how they hope to make it easier for businesses and individuals to install chargers of their own. We also discussed the Charging Smart program and how the City and County of Denver is working with Drive Clean Colorado to further clean transportation and EV readiness.  

*Note these responses are summarized from an interview with Hayden Hogoboom of the City and County of Denver 

 

Who are you and what is your role at the City and County of Denver? 

My name is Hayden Hogoboom and I’m an Energy Project Coordinator in the City and County of Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency (CASR). Specifically, I work on the EV charging projects within that team. Rebecca Coalson is my direct supervisor; she oversees EV charging projects relating to fleet management while I do the public EV charging projects for places like recreation centers, public libraries, and city facilities. 

 

What are you currently working on at the City and County of Denver? 

We are taking several different approaches. The most direct approach right now is to install public charging in as many city facilities as possible. Right now, we are finishing up construction at Scheitler Recreation Center for three new charging stations that will be coming online at the beginning of 2025. We are planning to provide at least 20 new EV charging parking spaces across our public and fleet facilities by the end of 2025.  

We’ve been exploring the concept of a mobility hub. This would be a central neighborhood hub where there’s level two charging, DC fast charging, and places for things like Lyft or Lime scooters and bikes to charge. We would like to have a space there for a fuel-efficient food truck to pull in too. We are trying to think of all the co-benefits of charging and what else we can provide to the community in addition to charging itself.  

 

How does partnering with Drive Clean Colorado help you work towards your goals? 

The City and County of Denver is part of the Charging Smart program, in which DCC supports local governments to get a certification that recognizes their achievements in reaching EV-readiness goals. Through this program, DCC provides local governments like the City and County of Denver with technical assistance to reach their goals. 

We’re super excited about this. Rebecca and I have been working on a plan for next year, a 5-year plan, and a 10-year plan for how we want to see EV charging develop in Denver. Drive Clean Colorado has given us a focused vision and an actionable to-do list to make these things happen.  

There is a lot of good energy and helpful resources in the other communities that are in the founding Colorado Charging Smart Cohort with us. We want to have a very clear vision of what charging looks like in Denver in the next decade and the Charging Smart program helps us think about that and what the role of the city is. Collaborating with Charging Smart gives us the tools that we need to take different approaches like installing chargers directly or removing hurdles to make it easier for people and businesses to install chargers. 

 

What are the next steps for clean transportation projects in your organization? 

We have a couple of exciting things coming up that I can share. We are installing chargers at four Denver Public Library locations and some other car-share sites will be installed soon. We are also working with our permitting department in 2025 to create a standard EV permit that will make it easier to install chargers in the future.  

 

Where can people connect with you next? 

Denver’s office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency website has updated information where you can learn about what our office is working on. We also have a newsletter that comes out monthly. People can connect with us by following us on FacebookLinkedInThreads and Instagram too. As for in-person events, we will be attending the Drive Clean Summit and Expo on February 26 and the Fleet Workshop on February 27.  

We have been working on a plan for next year, a 5-year plan, and a 10-year plan for how we want to see EV charging develop in Denver. Drive Clean Colorado has given us a focused vision and an actionable to-do list to make these things happen.” 

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