Southridge Electric Vehicle Charging Station Ribbon Cutting
Benton PUD and EVITA (Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Transportation Alliance) members celebrated the opening of the Southridge Sports and Event Complex electric vehicle charging station in May 2018. The Southridge electric vehicle charging station is the first of nine electric vehicle charging stations being installed as part of a pilot project led by EVITA and its partners, Greenlots and EV4. Benton PUD partnered with the City of Kennewick on the installation of the charging station.
EVITA is an industry collaboration comprised of Energy Northwest, Benton PUD, Franklin PUD, Benton REA, City of Richland Energy Services, City of Ellensburg Energy Services and TRIDEC. All stations will be operated by Greenlots during the pilot project.
EVITA received a $405,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Partnerships Program for the installation of electrical vehicle direct current, or DC, fast charging stations along eastern Washington highway corridors. The proceeds of the grant will be combined with public and private matching funds and in-kind contributions for the installation of the nine stations.