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    AEP’s Oklahoma Utility Partnering with EverCharge on EV Charging Infrastructure

    Aug. 20, 2024
    Under the partnership, PSO aims to provide customers access to an EV charging solution for well-informed decisions in electrification projects. PSO provides electricity to more than 500,000 customers in Oklahoma and parts of western Arkansas.
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    Electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure developer EverCharge will work with Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO) on developing EV charging options for customers under a strategic collaboration agreement.

    The deal would make EverCharge as PSO's official preferred charging partner, according to reports. PSO is a subsidiary of utility holding company American Electric Power. 

    Under the partnership, PSO aims to provide customers access to an EV charging solution for well-informed decisions in electrification projects. PSO provides electricity to more than 500,000 customers in Oklahoma and parts of western Arkansas.

    EverCharge’s SmartPower technology promises to increase the number of charging stations on limited electrical infrastructure. This will not only help organizations install up to 10 times more stations but also reduce the need for costly electrical upgrades, according to the company.

    “This collaboration allows customers to have the freedom to choose a dedicated vendor for their electrification needs, ensuring tailored solutions are available,” said Scott Ritz, Customer Service & Marketing Director at PSO.

    Oklahoma, a historically oil and gas industry state, ranks in the bottom half of U.S. states in terms of registered EVs per capita. The number is growing, though, with a Tesla dealership in Tulsa.

    EverCharge is part of SK Group. The South Korean-based parent company acquired California-based EverCharge in 2022.

     

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    Rod Walton, EnergyTech Managing Editor | Senior Editor

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    Rod Walton has spent 15 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist. He formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

    Walton earned his Bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma. His career stops include the Moore American, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, Wagoner Tribune and Tulsa World. 

    EnergyTech is focused on the mission critical and large-scale energy users and their sustainability and resiliency goals. These include the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities, data centers and microgrids. The C&I sectors together account for close to 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

    He was named Managing Editor for Microgrid Knowledge and EnergyTech starting July 1, 2023

    Many large-scale energy users such as Fortune 500 companies, and mission-critical users such as military bases, universities, healthcare facilities, public safety and data centers, shifting their energy priorities to reach net-zero carbon goals within the coming decades. These include plans for renewable energy power purchase agreements, but also on-site resiliency projects such as microgrids, combined heat and power, rooftop solar, energy storage, digitalization and building efficiency upgrades.

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