Oregon Directs Utilities To Show Plans For Accelerating Transportation Electrification

Oregon has aggressive clean transportation goals to go along with its renewable portfolio standard, but the state’s utilities will need to do some work in order to meet them. According to GEO, electric vehicles in Oregon are growing about 35% annually tHE which puts the state on pace to reach “just over 40,000 registered by 2020.” That means reaching 50,000 EVs in the next couple of years will require developing fast charging corridors along busy routes, developing “charge-ready” buildings and homes, and leaning heavily on utility partnerships, the group says.