Pamela Cruz. Peninsula 360 Press [P360P].
San Mateo's official electric provider, Peninsula Clean Energy will provide up to $248,000 to the county to install 124 electric vehicle charging ports in a new local government parking structure.
The funding is the first, and will likely remain one of the largest for any single project, under Peninsula Clean Energy's EV Ready program, which aims to install 3,500 charging ports in San Mateo County over the next four years.
So said the energy company, who said that the 124 electric vehicle charging ports will be available to county employees, and it is possible that in the future also will be available to the general public during evenings and weekends.
The above, he said, as part of the new parking structure at the county's government center in Redwood City, which is expected to be open this fall.
The structure, he said, is built to incorporate next-generation green design and technology, including the ability to install potentially hundreds more electric vehicle chargers, thanks to the technical and other assistance Peninsula Clean Energy has provided.
"The county is committed to achieving carbon neutrality of its operations by 2035," said David Canepa, chairman of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.
"The installation of electric vehicle chargers is one of many investments that will need to be made to transition our vehicles from polluting gas to clean electric vehicles. The partnership with Peninsula Clean Energy is helping the county achieve deep emissions reductions," he added.
Through a press release, Jan Pepper, executive director of Peninsula Clean Energy, explained that "this is a fantastic example of public agency leadership and just one example of the potential for electric vehicle charging deployment in San Mateo County."
"Electrifying our vehicles is critical to reducing our transportation-related emissions and our broader mission to mitigate harmful climate change," he said.
