(Host) Vermont’s electric utilities are interested in building a network of recharging stations that drivers of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles can use.
Green Mountain Power says it plans to build three public charging stations. The utility hasn’t settled on sites for them, but they’re planned for Chittenden, Washington and Addison counties.
The stations will be powered by solar panels that are tied into Green Mountain’s electric distribution system.
Green Mountain executive Robert Dostis says electric vehicles will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
(Dostis) "In Vermont, more than a third of our carbon emissions comes from the transportation sector, unlike electricity, where it’s less than 1 percent. … If we can move cars from using fossil fuels to using electricity, then we’ll start tackling the amount of carbon emissions that come from the transportation sector."
(Host) Dostis says the stations will likely be in operation by the spring.
Central Vermont Public Service says it also plans to build recharging stations. It hasn’t decided on where they’ll be located, either.