UTA received Federal Transit Administration funding to upgrade TRAX light-rail service with 20 new low-floor light rail vehicles that enhance accessibility and improve efficiency.
UTA’s Central Depot District Garage, or Depot District, was opened in May 2023. It was uniquely designed as a one-stop shop to accommodate alternative fuel and clean-air transit vehicles. Depot District also houses a fleet of 47 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. In addition to administrative offices and UTA tech center, the depot features charging stations for 24 of its e-buses, diesel refueling, outdoor bus parking under modern canopies, and a bus wash.
After two decades of planning, UTA successfully launched its second rapid transit system — the Ogden Express (OGX) — in August 2023. This innovative system features 11 electric buses that connect the Ogden FrontRunner station with Weber State University. Thanks to a federal grant, OGX is fare free for the first three years.
UTA launched an all-electric fleet of 10 Ford E-transit vans to provide UTA’s On-Demand service in Tooele County. The service provides enhanced coverage, access, and flexibility for riders while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 2.7 metric tons in the initial months of operation.
Managed by OED, REVI is a $3 million matching grant program designed to provide funds to rural electric cooperatives for upgrading and installing new charging infrastructure. OED is preparing to announce grant recipients in August 2024.
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
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
Economic Growth: Electric vehicles have the ability to increase the disposable income of drivers through the savings realized to power the vehicle as compared to
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