Saturday, August 15, 2009
Oregon: Portland General Electric, Nissan And Etec Team Up For Largest EV Project In U.S. History
By Eric Loveday - All Cars Electric
August 7th, 2009
Recently we reported on Nissan and eTec's combined efforts to roll-out the largest EV project and charging station effort in U.S. history. Read more about it here.
Now, Portland General Electric has joined in the effort to put the charging infrastructure for EVs in place throughout Oregon as soon as possible.
PGE was selected as a strategic participant in the project and the state of Oregon has been named as one of the five markets used as a test bed for this project.
eTec chose PGE to gain understanding into EV usage patterns and how they impact the electrical grid throughout the day.
They also hope to conduct research into how EVs can interact with PGE's smart grid initiatives that kicked off recently. Jim Piro, CEO of PGE said, "This announcement is an exciting and important step forward to develop the critical infrastructure necessary in Oregon to support next-generation electric vehicles that are coming to market in 2010. This project will give us a better understanding of how charging of electric vehicles can effectively be integrated into a smart electric grid at the lowest possible cost."
In terms of electric companies, PGE is ahead of most of their competitors. They've partnered with area governments and have installed almost 20 EV charging stations in the Portland and Salem areas.
Read Full Article
August 7th, 2009
Recently we reported on Nissan and eTec's combined efforts to roll-out the largest EV project and charging station effort in U.S. history. Read more about it here.
Now, Portland General Electric has joined in the effort to put the charging infrastructure for EVs in place throughout Oregon as soon as possible.
PGE was selected as a strategic participant in the project and the state of Oregon has been named as one of the five markets used as a test bed for this project.
eTec chose PGE to gain understanding into EV usage patterns and how they impact the electrical grid throughout the day.
They also hope to conduct research into how EVs can interact with PGE's smart grid initiatives that kicked off recently. Jim Piro, CEO of PGE said, "This announcement is an exciting and important step forward to develop the critical infrastructure necessary in Oregon to support next-generation electric vehicles that are coming to market in 2010. This project will give us a better understanding of how charging of electric vehicles can effectively be integrated into a smart electric grid at the lowest possible cost."
In terms of electric companies, PGE is ahead of most of their competitors. They've partnered with area governments and have installed almost 20 EV charging stations in the Portland and Salem areas.
Read Full Article
Friday, August 14, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Who Knew What And When About Calpine? A Look Back
Who knew about Calpine, and when?
By Kate Ramsayer - The Daily Astorian
"But it has emerged that all three of the region’s elected state officials, three county commissioners, all five Warrenton city commissioners, two senior county staff, and representatives of the North Coast’s entire congressional delegation all knew about Calpine’s proposal prior to the lease being signed."
Port files reveal few written records about decision-making or research
The Port of Astoria’s executive director maintains that the port did its homework and followed appropriate due diligence procedures before signing a lease that allows Calpine Corp. to go forward with its proposed liquefied natural gas receiving terminal in Warrenton.
A Look Back - Who Knew What And When About Calpine?
By Kate Ramsayer - The Daily Astorian
"But it has emerged that all three of the region’s elected state officials, three county commissioners, all five Warrenton city commissioners, two senior county staff, and representatives of the North Coast’s entire congressional delegation all knew about Calpine’s proposal prior to the lease being signed."
Port files reveal few written records about decision-making or research
The Port of Astoria’s executive director maintains that the port did its homework and followed appropriate due diligence procedures before signing a lease that allows Calpine Corp. to go forward with its proposed liquefied natural gas receiving terminal in Warrenton.
A Look Back - Who Knew What And When About Calpine?
Monday, August 10, 2009
Wal-Mart;Wow! Was I Wrong!
All this time my money, along with a bunch of others, would have been on Wal-Mart going in out at Iverson Farms Property at Miles Crossing but, that "Secret Nygaard Property" behind Putnam's ProLube?
That's what I hear.
Yeah, that property nobody knows about.
That property that nobody in Clatsop County knows about what's going to happen there but Martin Nygaard?
Could this be true?
Wonder what's going in beside Shilo Inn?
Read Daily Article "A"
The Economics Of Wal-Mart
That's what I hear.
Yeah, that property nobody knows about.
That property that nobody in Clatsop County knows about what's going to happen there but Martin Nygaard?
Could this be true?
Wonder what's going in beside Shilo Inn?
Read Daily Article "A"
The Economics Of Wal-Mart
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