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News release courtesy of the Eugene Water and Electric Board
April 18, 2009
Lane Community College receives EWEB Greenpower grant
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Lane's solar-powered electric vehicle charging station will resemble this one |
Eugene, Oregon - Lane Community College has received a $100,000 grant from the Eugene Water & Electric Board to build a solar-powered electric vehicle charging station for students and the community.
The grant was announced at Saturday’s Earth Day celebration at EWEB’s River Edge Plaza. The LCC project was selected by a vote of the utility’s Greenpower customers from among five local renewable energy and education projects.
The Greenpower grant will be combined with other funds to build the electric vehicle charging station. A grid of solar panels will be constructed, which will power 36 outlets to recharge plug-in electric or hybrid vehicles on the main LCC campus. Other funding will come from part of a recently passed LCC bond measure.
The LCC project will create opportunities for students to learn about how to install, repair and service the new solar array and vehicle charging station, will lower the community’s carbon footprint, will generate renewable energy, and will help the community learn more about the emerging technology of plug-in vehicles.
Other finalists were Adams Elementary School, Climate Masters, Kalapuya High School and Northwest Youth Corps. As a “consolation prize,” EWEB will be submitting requests for funding these projects through the federal economic stimulus package.
Since 2007, thousands of EWEB customers have chosen to support clean renewable energy and the environment by purchasing EWEB Greenpower. They buy $1.50 or $10 “blocks” of Greenpower, or voluntarily dedicate all of their energy use to Greenpower by paying an extra penny per kilowatt-hour of consumption.
EWEB developed the new Greenpower Grants to help funnel these funds into smaller-scale renewable energy or education projects. This fall, additional, smaller grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded.
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Public information officer: Joan Aschim, (541) 463-5591, aschimj@lanecc.edu
For More Information Contact:
Lance Robertson, 984-4716
Eugene Water & Electric Board
