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    Utah's Rocky Mountain Power installing 100 Ultra-Fast EV Chargers statewide

    Jan. 19, 2022
    Electricity is cheaper than gasoline at about $1 per gallon equivalent, according to the utility
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    By Rod Walton, EnergyTech Senior Editor

    Utah-based utility Rocky Mountain Power is moving forward with its ambitious electric vehicle charging infrastructure build-out after gaining a key state approval.

    The Utah Public Service Commission approved RMP’s project that hopes to more than double the number of ultra fast EV charging stations in the state. The utility’s plan filed in September touted $50 million in EV charging infrastructure.

    “Our goal is to increase adoption of zero-emission electric vehicles by adding more charging stations to the statewide network,” said James Campbell, Director of Innovation and Sustainability for Rocky Mountain Power. “We’re incorporating new innovative technologies to make it more efficient and cost effective for everybody.”

    Under the plan, Rocky Mountain Power will be installing around 100 extreme fast chargers at 20-25 locations throughout the state. Electricity is cheaper than gasoline at about $1 per gallon equivalent, according to the utility.

    "Emissions coming from tailpipes of cars and trucks is still the number one source of air pollution along the Wasatch Front,” said Breathe Utah Executive Director Ashley Miller. “Zero emissions electric vehicles play a crucial role in the state's ongoing effort to improve air quality.”

    Over the past five years, Rocky Mountain Power has participated in installation of more than 70 DC fast chargers in Utah, completing an electric highway corridor along I-15. Additionally, more than 2,300 Level 2 chargers were installed as part of a workplace charging program. 

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    (Rod Walton, senior editor for EnergyTech, is a 14-year veteran of covering the energy industry both as a newspaper and trade journalist. He can reached at [email protected]).

    About the Author

    Rod Walton, EnergyTech Managing Editor | Senior Editor

    For EnergyTech editorial inquiries, please contact Managing Editor Rod Walton at [email protected].

    Rod Walton has spent 15 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist. He formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

    Walton earned his Bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma. His career stops include the Moore American, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, Wagoner Tribune and Tulsa World. 

    EnergyTech is focused on the mission critical and large-scale energy users and their sustainability and resiliency goals. These include the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities, data centers and microgrids. The C&I sectors together account for close to 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

    He was named Managing Editor for Microgrid Knowledge and EnergyTech starting July 1, 2023

    Many large-scale energy users such as Fortune 500 companies, and mission-critical users such as military bases, universities, healthcare facilities, public safety and data centers, shifting their energy priorities to reach net-zero carbon goals within the coming decades. These include plans for renewable energy power purchase agreements, but also on-site resiliency projects such as microgrids, combined heat and power, rooftop solar, energy storage, digitalization and building efficiency upgrades.

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