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PORTLAND, Ore. - Nonprofits, local governments and other non-residential Pacific Power customers in Oregon are encouraged to apply for the Electric Mobility Grant. Launching in May 2022, more than $1.3 million will be available for electric mobility projects in Oregon.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Pacific Power on Monday announced $800,000 in grant funds for electric mobility projects across Oregon, with Klamath Community College among recipients to receive allocated funds for installation of an electric vehicle charging station and EV development in the automotive program.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – A senior in Renewable Energy Engineering at Oregon Institute of Technology’s Portland-Metro campus in Wilsonville, Scott Morris is interested in things that will stand the test of time. For his senior capstone project, he wanted to take his love of the old-time survivor, a 1979 Datsun 620 pickup, and combine it with his passion for renewables by converting the pickup into an electric vehicle (EV).
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon has big plans for electric vehicles. The state’s goal is to have 50,000 EVs on Oregon’s highways and byways by the end of 2020. Pacific Power and the City of Klamath Falls have teamed up to ensure electric vehicle drivers have another fast, convenient place to power up during journeys along the eastern slope of Oregon’s Cascade Range.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore.- Yesterday, the House Committee on Energy and Environment offered us a glimpse of what is to come during the short session. House Bill 4066 would authorize the Public Utility Commission to allow electric companies to recover costs for electric vehicle investments from ratepayers.
Read MorePortland, Ore. – More Oregon cities are getting help with charging-up from a Pacific Power grant program. Electric vehicle charging station projects from Pendleton to Grants Pass – 9 in all – will receive up to 100% of eligible costs. The program is designed to assist non-profits, local governments and businesses with providing employees, customers and the general public with more options to charge electric vehicles. Launched in late 2018, the electric charging station grant program has awarded over $700,000 to 25 recipients in Oregon.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore—The first of up to seven electric car fast-charging stations to be developed by Pacific Power in Oregon communities is set for Klamath Commons Park in Klamath Falls.
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