More than $2 million in funding will support local projects that advance electric transportation in underserved and rural communities – PORTLAND, Ore. — Pacific Power has awarded more than $2 million to 22 organizations in Oregon for projects that will expand electric mobility and connect people across the state to the cost-saving, clean-air benefits of electric vehicles. The latest round of Electric Mobility Grants will fund a wide variety of opportunities. For example, they will help bring an electric forklift to a community college in Pendleton, an electric refrigerated truck to a food bank in Bend, the first electric vehicle to the Falls City Public Works Department and free e-bikes to residents of a Central Oregon affordable housing complex. In addition, a dozen community-focused organizations and nonprofits will be able to purchase electric vehicles to help them carry out their work, and EV charging stations will be installed from Wallowa County to the South Coast, serving areas that currently lack adequate public charging. “Pacific Power is committed to delivering a sustainable future for our state while benefiting local communities,” said Kate Hawley, electric transportation senior product manager for Pacific Power. “These transformative grants will supercharge the switch to clean transportation, a key component to building a zero-emissions future. Many of the grants are concentrated on underserved and rural communities, as part of our goal of ensuring that all our customers have equitable access to the benefits of electric transportation.”
