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ChargePoint, National Grid Unveil EV Charging Station Project at St. Lawrence University

September 24, 2013 in Electric Vehicles, EV Campaigns, EV charging, EV News

Duel-Vehicle Station is One of 67 Planned for Upstate New York Area, Funded Through Governor Cuomo’s Charge NY Program

Kathryn Mullaney (St. Lawrence University), Jim Reagan (Sen. Patty Ritchie's office), Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell, Colleen Quinn (ChargePoint) and Richard Burns (National Grid) Photo courtesy of St. Lawrence University

Kathryn Mullaney (St. Lawrence University), Jim Reagan (Sen. Patty Ritchie’s office), Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell, Colleen Quinn (ChargePoint) and Richard Burns (National Grid)
Photo courtesy of St. Lawrence University

Canton, N.Y. — ChargePoint and National Grid today unveiled a new two-car electric vehicle (EV) charging station at St. Lawrence University at an event attended by elected officials and representatives of ChargePoint, National Grid and St. Lawrence University.

“St. Lawrence University has signed the Presidents’ Climate Commitment, and we have committed to becoming climate neutral by 2040, integrating sustainability into our curriculum and helping the broader community understand and reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” said Louise Gava, St. Lawrence University’s sustainability coordinator. “Installing the electric vehicle charging station here on our campus helps us fulfill our obligations to support the greater community.”

Thanks to $1 million in funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), under Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Charge NY initiative, the ChargePoint EV charging station, located at St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Drive in Canton, N.Y., is one of 67 stations that will be located in National Grid’s Upstate New York service area.

“The collaboration between NYSERDA, ChargePoint and National Grid is a model of a public-private partnership working for New York State and the environment,” said Richard Burns, manager, community & customer management for National Grid. “Plug-in electric vehicles are more than just a new way to get around. They’re a major part of a cleaner, more efficient transportation future. At National Grid, we’re committed to making this new technology more viable and cost-effective for ourselves and our customers, and pleased to help make it happen in Northern New York and across New York State.”

The public-private partnership provides more than 80 EV charging stations throughout New York State, of which 7 charging stations have already been installed in Central New York, with another 10 proposed.

“We are thrilled to be part of such a successful public-private partnership and we fully support New York’s goal of installing thousands of charging stations throughout the state,” said Colleen Quinn, ChargePoint’s Vice President of Government Affairs. “We appreciate St. Lawrence University’s commitment to installing this charging station which will benefit the community and the environment.”

Earlier this year, Governor Cuomo announced Charge NY, a new program to promote EVs through investing $50 million over five years. The program calls for investment in 3,000 public and workplace charging stations by 2018, plus other steps meant to encourage the growth of electric vehicle ownership. There are already more than 500 EV charging stations around the state.

“Charging stations, like the one installed at St. Lawrence University, represent just one more step when it comes to further protecting our environment and cutting costs for consumers with fewer trips to the pump,” said New York State Senator Patricia A. Ritchie. “I applaud those involved in this project and look forward to seeing New York continue to “go green” with initiatives like this that promote energy efficiency.”

“Installing the charging station here in Canton opens the door for more North Country residents to take advantage of new technologies that can benefit their family’s bottom line. In a region where driving is often a necessity, having the ability to reduce costs, and greenhouse emissions is especially appealing. Having a charging station so close will offer residents the ability to take advantage of an increasingly popular transportation option,” said New York State Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell.

Governor Cuomo has called for $50 million to be invested over a five year period to establish 3,000 public and workplace charging stations by 2018, as well as promote the growth of electric vehicle ownership.

New York has one of the highest growth rates of electric vehicles in the country. According to New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, the number of EVs in the state has risen from about 1,000 to more than 5,000 in the past year.

“Clean Communities of CNY, on behalf of the U.S. DOE’s Clean Cities Program is proud to support the efforts of National Grid and St. Lawrence University to increase the much-needed electric vehicle infrastructure,” said Barry Carr, coordinator, Clean Communities of CNY. “Electric Vehicles, Plug-In Hybrids and all alternative fueled vehicles play a valuable role in reducing emissions, lowering our dependence on foreign oil, and providing safe, economical transportation.”

Launch of the St. Lawrence University charging station coincides with the third annual National Plug In Day, held on Sept. 28-29, which serves as a nationwide celebration to heighten awareness of today’s widespread availability of plug-in vehicles and highlight the benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric cars, trucks, motorcycles and more.

About St. Lawrence University: Founded in 1856, St. Lawrence University is a private, independent liberal arts institution of about 2,400 students. The educational opportunities at St. Lawrence inspire students and prepare them to be critical and creative thinkers, to find a compass for their lives and careers, and to pursue knowledge and understanding for the benefit of themselves, humanity and the planet. Through its focus on active engagement with ideas in and beyond the classroom, a St. Lawrence education leads students to make connections that transform lives and communities, from the local to the global.

About ChargePoint: Recognized as the worldwide leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, ChargePoint is the largest online network of independently-owned EV charging stations in the world – operating in more than a dozen countries with more than 13,000 charging locations.

Over 60 percent of all publicly-accessible networked EV charging stations are ChargePoint stations or run on the ChargePoint network, and nearly 40 percent of all EV drivers are ChargePoint members. Every 15 seconds someone connects their vehicle to a ChargePoint station. By initiating 2.5 million charging sessions, ChargePoint customers have saved three million gallons of gasoline and avoided 36 million pounds of CO2 emissions.

For more information about ChargePoint, visit www.chargepoint.com.

About National Grid: National Grid (LSE: NG; NYSE:NGG) is an electricity and gas company that connects consumers to energy sources through its networks. The company is at the heart of one of the greatest challenges facing our society – to create new, sustainable energy solutions for the future and developing an energy system that underpins economic prosperity in the 21st century. National Grid holds a vital position at the center of the energy system and it ‘joins everything up’.

In the northeast US, we connect more than seven million gas and electric customers to vital energy sources, essential for our modern lifestyles. In Great Britain, we run the gas and electricity systems that our society is built on, delivering gas and electricity across the country.

National Grid delivers electricity to approximately 3.3 million customers in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. It manages the electricity network on Long Island under an agreement with the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), and owns over 4,000 megawatts of contracted electricity generation, providing power to over one million LIPA customers. It is the largest distributor of natural gas in northeastern U.S., serving approximately 3.4 million customers in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

For more information please visit our website: www.nationalgridus.com.

About NYSERDA: NYSERDA, a public benefit corporation, offers objective information and analysis, innovative programs, technical expertise, and funding to help New Yorkers increase energy efficiency, save money, use renewable energy, and reduce their reliance on fossil fuels.  NYSERDA professionals work to protect our environment and create clean-energy jobs. NYSERDA has been developing partnerships to advance innovative energy solutions in New York since 1975. For more information, visit http://nyserda.ny.gov/ or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram.

This article is a repost, credit: St. Lawrence University.

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Major boost for green homes, Source: Scottish Government

August 18, 2013 in Environment, EV News, Greentech

Hundreds of households set to benefit (8-2-13)

Image courtesy of Scottish  Government

Image courtesy of Scottish Government

A £3 million funding boost will see hundreds of Scottish households getting paid to become more energy efficient, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced today. Interest free loans will be available for home owners to adopt a range of renewable heat and electricity technologies, such as heat pumps, solar panels, micro-wind turbines or biomass boilers. Householders will be able to borrow up to £10,000 depending on the technology and cost of their system.

Households installing renewable electricity technologies will be eligible for payments for feeding electricity into the national grid and households installing renewable heat technologies can also benefit from Renewable Heat Premium Payment vouchers for domestic renewables. The funding will be directly targeted at homes in fuel poverty, helping to boost household income. The installation of the technologies will help to develop Scotland’s micro-generation market and will contribute to greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

Mr Ewing said:

We are determined to help householders keep their energy bills down wherever we can. With the UK Government delaying its domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme until at least spring 2014, our funding boost will make sure households, especially those in fuel poverty, are able to increase their income through renewable technologies. The investment will ensure hundreds of Scottish households get their own sustainable green energy supply and in doing so they will receive payments for supplying electricity to the national grid or by cashing in a Renewable Heat Premium Payment voucher. As well as being a huge help in fighting fuel poverty, this investment will help Scotland become greener. The wide take up of small scale technologies will be vital for helping us to become a truly low carbon economy. Low cost, low carbon heating technologies such as solar panels and heat pumps will cut emissions and support jobs in the manufacturing and installation industry. This investment will also help to boost our micro-generation market, which will also help to create jobs in this fast growing industry and meet our commitment to deliver renewable energy and energy-efficient homes in those communities worst affected by fuel poverty. Independence is the only way to guarantee more concerted action, focussed on Scotland’s specific advantages – like our vast energy resources – to raise more people out fuel poverty and to ensure Scotland becomes a greener and more sustainable place to live.

Mike Thornton, Director of Energy Saving Trust in Scotland, said:

This is good news; this additional funding will help many more households benefit from renewables technology. It is a very positive step in the journey to increase the use of renewables in the home and to help people cut their fuel bills. Interested homeowners should contact Home Energy Scotland free on 0808 808 2282 for impartial advice about renewable technology and to find out more about this funding. They will also have the chance to visit a local homeowner who has already installed renewables technology to see what life is like living with a renewables system.

Find out more about the Green Homes Network by emailing [email protected]

This article is a repost, credit: Scottish Government, http://home.scotland.gov.uk/home.

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ChargePoint, National Grid, and NYSERDA Launch Electric Vehicle Charging Station Project in Upstate New York

May 22, 2013 in Electric Vehicles, EV charging, EV News

Homewood Suites in Colonie is One of First Upstate Sites Funded Through $1 Million Public/Private Partnership

Photo courtesy of ChargePoint

Photo courtesy of ChargePoint

Albany, NY – May 22, 2013-ChargePoint and National Grid today unveiled the first of what will be many electric vehicle charging stations funded through a $1 million award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

The ChargePoint EV charging station, which can charge two cars at once, has been installed at the Homewood Suites on Wolf Road in Colonie. It was unveiled today at a ceremony featuring Pat Romano, president and CEO, ChargePoint; Bill Flaherty, regional executive, National Grid; Francis J. Murray Jr., president and CEO, NYSERDA; and Brian Straughter, vice president, Turf Hotels.

This public/private partnership, which supports Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Charge NY program, will provide more than 80 EV charging stations throughout New York State, of which 67 will be located in National Grid’s service area in upstate New York. ChargePoint and National Grid will be providing an additional $550,000 for the cost of this program.

New York has one of the highest growth rates of electric vehicles in the country. With nearly 4,000 vehicles registered today, according to New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, the number of EVs in the state has tripled in the past year.

“New York is laying the foundation to be the largest EV market for electric vehicles on the East Coast,” said Pat Romano, president and CEO of ChargePoint. “We are proud to be working closely with National Grid, the only East Coast investor-owned utility that has made this kind of commitment to EV infrastructure in the United States. NYSERDA continues to support Governor Cuomo’s visionary plan to ‘Charge NY,’ which calls for ramping up investment in EV charging stations around the state.”

“The collaboration among NYSERDA, ChargePoint, and National Grid is a model of a public-private partnership working for New York State and the environment,” said Bill Flaherty, regional executive of National Grid’s Eastern New York division.  “Plug-in electric vehicles are more than just a new way to get around. They’re a major part of a cleaner, more efficient transportation future. At National Grid, we’re committed to making this new technology more viable and cost-effective for ourselves and our customers, and pleased to help make it happen in Eastern New York and across New York State.”

“Governor Cuomo’s ‘Charge NY’ program is developing an EV charging infrastructure across the state that will encourage and accommodate consumers in the purchase of electric vehicles,” said Francis J. Murray Jr., president and CEO, NYSERDA. “The investment being made through this public-private partnership will not only lead to a reduction in emissions from the transportation sector but will help stimulate economic activity.”

Earlier this year, Governor Cuomo announced Charge NY, a new initiative to promote EVs through investing $50 million over five years. The program calls for installing 3,000 public and workplace charging stations by 2018, plus other steps meant to encourage the growth of electric vehicle ownership.

The state expects the number of EVs in the state to increase to as many as 40,000 by 2018, and a million by 2025.

NATIONAL GRID

National Grid (LSE: NG; NYSE:NGG) is an electricity and gas company that connects consumers to energy sources through its networks. The company is at the heart of one of the greatest challenges facing our society – to create new, sustainable energy solutions for the future and developing an energy system that underpins economic prosperity in the 21st century. National Grid holds a vital position at the center of the energy system and it ‘joins everything up’.

In the northeast US, we connect more than seven million gas and electric customers to vital energy sources, essential for our modern lifestyles. In Great Britain, we run the gas and electricity systems that our society is built on, delivering gas and electricity across the country.

National Grid delivers electricity to approximately 3.3 million customers in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. It manages the electricity network on Long Island under an agreement with the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), and owns over 4,000 megawatts of contracted electricity generation, providing power to over one million LIPA customers. It is the largest distributor of natural gas in northeastern U.S., serving approximately 3.4 million customers in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

For more information please visit our website: www.nationalgridus.com.

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About NYSERDA     

NYSERDA, a public benefit corporation, offers objective information and analysis, innovative programs, technical expertise and funding to help New Yorkers increase energy efficiency, save money, use renewable energy, and reduce their reliance on fossil fuels.  NYSERDA professionals work to protect our environment and create clean-energy jobs. NYSERDA has been developing partnerships to advance innovative energy solutions in New York since 1975.

About ChargePoint,  Inc.

ChargePoint  is the largest online network of independently owned EV charging stations  operating in 14 countries. ChargePoint provides everything an EV station owner  needs to deliver turnkey electric vehicle charging services in their parking  lots. For drivers, ChargePoint provides state-of-the-art features including the  ability to locate, reserve and navigate to unoccupied charging stations with  online tools and mobile applications. ChargePoint locations may be found online  and are included on the free ChargePoint mobile applications for Android and iPhone mobile  digital devices. The ChargePoint network is open to all charging station  manufacturers. Visit www.chargepoint.com for more  information. Follow ChargePoint on Twitter @chargepointnet.

This article is a repost, credit: ChargePoint, http://www.chargepoint.com/pr/news-press-releases-2013-0522.php.