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Utah Electrification News
Learn about latest developments in electric transportation, infrastructure, and energy across the state. Stay informed on projects, partnerships, and policies advancing Utah’s electrified future.
Passenger Transit
February 15, 2023
Battery-Electric Trains Stadler FLIRT: The Utah Legislature made an appropriation to ASPIRE to partner with the Swiss company Stadler to develop and build a battery-powered two-car-trainset at their North American Headquarters in Salt Lake City. The Battery-electric FLIRT — a single-decker, lightweight train — will be the first passenger train in the U.S. to demonstrate…
Utah Innovation Fund
January 7, 2023
The Utah Legislature created the Utah Innovation Fund in 2023 to solve complex and high-impact problems by investing in promising local startups. The fund targets startups connected to higher education institutions which ensures a continuous flow of innovative ideas and solutions to some of Utah’s largest challenges including those related to electrified transportation. The fund…
Connected Communities Grant
November 12, 2022
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.
PacifiCorp/Rocky Mountain Power Electrified Transportation Projects
September 28, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY — With Utah’s capital city touted the top city in America to own an electric vehicle, Rocky Mountain Power is launching a new effort to increase adoption of EVs throughout Utah, reduce vehicle emissions and improve air quality. Rocky Mountain Power recently filed its Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan with the
eMosaic: Electrification Mosaic Platform for Smart Charging Management
June 23, 2021
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…
Rocky Mountain Power Wattsmart Battery Program
April 16, 2021
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…
WestSmartEV@Scale
July 25, 2020
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…