![]() The Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan Act passed this last legislative session and establishes mandatory utility investments in electric vehicle infrastructure, clean coal research and development, and sets up more equitable pricing via renewable energy tariffs for large customers.Ĭritics said components of the complicated measure will ultimately hurt ratepayers with increases on utility bills and allow the company too much discretion by removing some oversight by the Public Service Commission. Modified four times and the subject of wonky debates on regulatory purview and where it belongs, SB115 revamps much of how the utility company does business. Gary Herbert signed a massive bill involving Rocky Mountain Power on Wednesday, signaling his intent to allow a five-year pilot project to prove its merits or unravel in failure. The Tribune retains all control over editorial decisions independent of Rocky Mountain Power.SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Gov. Tim Fitzpatrick is The Salt Lake Tribune’s renewable energy reporter, a position funded by a grant from Rocky Mountain Power. ![]() She said there was one woman who lived near Delle who asked about EV charging, but otherwise she hasn’t had any customers wanting a charger. She said she has had a couple of nquiries from private companies wanting to set up stations. Off-peak chargers get a 5-cent per KWH discount.īoth UDOT’s and Rocky Mountain’s plans are about meeting future demand and addressing car buyers’ concerns about switching to electric vehicles more than meeting a current need.Ĭindy Larsen, manager of the Delle City Station in Delle, Utah, said she hasn’t heard anything from UDOT about the charging station planned for the tiny outpost on Interstate 80 halfway between Salt Lake City and Wendover. Rocky Mountain customers will pay 27 cents per kilowatt hour during peak hours, while non-customers will pay 45 cents. Because Rocky Mountain’s ratepayers will fund the network, the utility’s customers will be able to charge their vehicles at a cheaper rate than everyone else. Under separate legislation ( HB396) also passed in 2020, Rocky Mountain will spend $50 million to build out its network. Rocky Mountain’s network will be a combination of rural and urban stations, Campbell said. Rocky Mountain is still working on siting its stations, and those stations will include two 150-KW chargers and two 350-KW chargers, which can give that 100-mile charge in about 5 minutes. ![]() The chargers will be 150 kilowatts, meaning they can give the average electric car a 100-mile charge in about 12 minutes. Implementation could be delayed if such equipment can’t be obtained quickly. The plan is to install them in the next year, but NEVI funding has requirements around domestic sourcing of equipment. In 2020, the Utah Legislature passed HB259, which directed UDOT to plan a charging network to serve Utahns and the tourists exploring the state’s scenic wonders. The UDOT stations will cost an estimated $1 million per site, and they will be funded by the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program (NEVI). “We’re looking to do 20 locations, and so if any of these overlap, we’ll put ours in a different location,” said James Campbell, director of innovation and sustainability policy at PacifiCorp and Rocky Mountain Power. They are coordinating with UDOT to avoid doubling up at sites. ![]() (Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)Īnd, under a separate program, Rocky Mountain Power is also planning more stations.
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