GDOT has posted four companies' Round 1 NEVI proposals on their NEVI website. Nothing is finalized but each proposal includes at least one of the five Round 1 locations/areas:
- Love's Travel Stops only put in one proposal, for the Love's location at I-95 and US 82 near Brunswick. It is heavily redacted.
- Incidentally, it seems like Love's just missed out on 3 other locations since they don't have travel stops at exits that GDOT permitted for bidding; the Love's in Macon is one exit too far north for what GDOT called "Fort Valley," the Love's in Tifton is one exit too far south, and the Love's in Dublin is one exit too far west. Coincidence...? It does seem a bit fishy.
- Silver Comet Energy also only put in one proposal, for the new RaceTrac gas station at I-16 and US 319/441 south of Dublin. No redactions.
- Francis Energy also only submitted one proposal, for the Wendy's restaurant at I-75 and GA 49/540 in Byron ("Fort Valley"). The lack of 24/7 facilities may make this proposal a loser. They are proposing using 400 kW Signet units here. No redactions.
- EnviroSpark Energy Solutions is the only company to put in proposals for all five locations. They may be fronting for one of the companies that they do a lot of installation work for, including Tesla, Electrify America, and ChargePoint, or they may be wanting to operate on their own. A lot of their proposal is redacted. Their proposals are:
- Brunswick: Waffle House near I-95 and US 82 interchange (125 Palisade Drive).
- Dublin: Waffle House (108 Travel Center Blvd.) or Dublin Visitors Center (102 Travel Center Blvd.), both at the I-16 interchange with US 319/441.
- "Fort Valley": either the Waffle House west of I-75 (249 GA 49) or the Waffle House east of I-75 (301 GA 49), both in Byron. Yes, there are two at the same interchange. Byron loves them some Waffle House.
- Metter: Waffle House (1115 S. Lewis Street), Days Inn (1225 S. Lewis Street), or Shell (1205 S. Lewis Street). All of these are just north of I-16 on GA 23/121.
- Tifton: one of three Waffle Houses or the Georgia Agricultural Museum (Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College). These are at various exits off I-75.