PacifiCorp received a $6.4 million Department of Energy award to establish a connected community, which will be a group of grid-interactive efficient buildings with diverse, flexible end-use equipment and other distributed energy resources that collectively work to maximize building, community and grid efficiency, while meeting occupants’ comfort and needs.
This new model for existing rooftop solar customers transforms thousands of intermittent rooftop solar systems into firm dispatchable grid assets by retrofitting each home with a Sonnen battery. In other words, their 50,000 customers with rooftop solar systems can now be equipped with batteries controlled by the local utility for the greater operation of the grid, removing many of the grid integration issues inherent with existing stand-alone rooftop solar systems.
Rocky Mountain Power partnered with ABB, ASPIRE, Idaho National Lab, and Proterra to develop a scalable, secure, and resilient eMosaic platform to provide localized and bulk grid services and smart charge management by field deploying, validating, and demonstrating the platform. It provides a combined view of multiple charging sites, levels, and types to form a full picture of EV charging for utility informed smart charging management.
DOE awarded $150 million to PacifiCorp for grid resilience projects that touch six western states. Just under 100 million will support PacifiCorps PEER project for grid resilience, which is designed to reduce the impact of extreme weather events on portions of the electrical grid serving disadvantaged communities in areas at highest risk of wildfire. An additional $50 million will go toward the company’s Resiliency Enhancement for Fire mitigation and Operational Risk Management (REFORM) project, which enhances control center capabilities with technological improvements.
PacifiCorp received a $6.6 million Department of Energy award to create an enduring regional electric vehicle ecosystem across seven western states. It addresses challenges in critical EV application focus areas that include destination highways, underserved regions, urban mobility, freight and port electrification, along with community and workplace charging. The project coordinates efforts to electrify over 42,000 miles of regional interstate and state highway networks. It includes more than $10 million in cost share. and sustains accelerated growth in freight, business and consumer use of electric vehicles.
State Of The State Utahns are increasingly choosing to drive electric. EVs are increasingly affordable. Utah roads move a lot of freight. … A lot.
Improved Air Quality: Transportation is the largest contributor of air pollutants like nitrous oxide (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5). Based
In 2023, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) issued a report that set electric vehicle efficiency ratios for light-duty vehicles registered in the United States.
To revolutionize our transportation system in a way that all Utahns benefit, synergy is key. This is what we’re referring to when we say, “Intelligent
Utah’s Ideal Electrified Transportation System (ETS) represents a visionary approach to modern transportation, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge research, development, and planning. This system is designed to
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