Rocky Mountain Power installs charging stations to encourage electric vehicle ride-sharing
Rocky Mountain Power recently installed two DC fast-charging stations in Kimball Junction, Utah, between Salt Lake City and Park City to encourage Uber and Lyft drivers to use electric vehicles as part of the company’s Live Electric campaign.
“The goal of the Live Electric campaign is to incentivize the move toward electric vehicles, and the installation of these charging stations is one way of doing that,” Cindy Crane, president and CEO of Rocky Mountain Power, said. “We’re working hard to put in place the policies and infrastructure needed to support 50,000 more electric cars on Utah roads in the next 10 years. Doing so will drastically improve our air quality — and ultimately, our quality of life.”
Rocky Mountain Power plans to install more than 700 stations in the Intermountain West region over the next three years as part of its Live Electric program.
Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, along with officials from Rocky Mountain Power, Summit County, and Salt Lake City, participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday.
“Summit County is excited to partner with Rocky Mountain Power for the common goal of improving Utah’s air quality,” Summit County Council Chair Kim Carson said. “These chargers are critical to increasing the use of electric vehicles by the county, by ride-sharing programs, and for public transportation in the Salt Lake and Summit County areas, and we’re excited for the benefits they will offer.”
