NRG EVgo puts an EV Charge in Butte and Peralta Colleges

NRG EVgo puts an EV Charger in Butte and Peralta Colleges

Colleges now have fast and convenient on-campus electric vehicle charging

[Los Angeles, CA.], July 7, 2015 – NRG EVgo is partnering with Butte and Peralta Colleges to bring electric vehicle (EV) charging to their campuses. EVgo is operating chargers on Butte College’s campus at Chico, and at Peralta Community College District’s Laney College, Merritt College and the District office in Oakland.

As part of EVgo’s Ready for Electric Vehicle (REV) California Community College Initiative, the colleges received a generous subsidy for infrastructure installation. Through convenient and affordable EVgo EV charging stations, these colleges are leading the movement to a “net zero” campus and can offer reliable EV charging for a minimal cost. Faculty and staff will now have enhanced ability to charge their EVs at work and will receive access to NRG EVgo’s extensive on-the-go Fast Charge Network, including more than 200 fast chargers currently installed across California

“We are excited bringing clean commuting to Butte College and the Peralta Community College District with bringing EV charging for faculty and staff,” said Terry O’Day, Vice President of NRG EVgo in California. “We hope that many more colleges and universities will follow their lead and encourage their commuters to make the switch to clean operating electric vehicles.”

As one of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Top 30 On-site Generation of Green Power Users, bringing convenient and affordable EVgo EV charging stations to campus is the latest step in supporting cleaner energy alternatives for Butte College.

The system is already paying off for users. One driver says about the Fast Charge Station at Peralta Community College, “Worked great!” . “Truly a life-saver when I was almost empty at [Oakland airport] with all the chargers already being used. Thanks so much Peralta College!” added the driver in a post on the website www.plugshare.com.

Under the Ready for Electric Vehicle (REV) California Community College Initiative, EVgo provides qualified colleges with turn-key EV charging solutions, including installation planning and construction, charger maintenance and driver management and support 24 hours a day.

About NRG EVgo

NRG EVgo leads America’s electric vehicle revolution. Our mission: Build the nation’s largest EV charging network while improving the planet and boosting the economy. At home, work, and on the road, we put the right chargers in the right places. Together we unite the EV movement for all, making it unstoppable. Service plans offered by EVgo can provide EV owners a home or workplace charger and use of EVgo’s Freedom Station® sites and other public charging stations. EVgo is a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., a Fortune 200 company at the forefront of changing how people think about, buy and use energy. Through EVgo, NRG provides access to hundreds of public charging sites across 26 cities including Atlanta, Chicago and the greater Washington D.C. area plus many in California, and Texas. To find out more, or to join the EVgo network, visit www.nrgevgo.com. Connect with EVgo on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @nrgevgo

About Peralta Community College District

The Peralta Community College District provides educational leadership for the East Bay, delivering programs and services that sustainably enhance the region’s human, economic, environmental, and social development. The District is comprised of four campuses serving Northern Alameda County, including the College of Alameda, Berkeley City College, Laney College, and Merritt College. Through these four campuses, Peralta Community College District supplies the region with a trained workforce in essential fields such as nursing, automotive technology, office administration, mechanics, bio-manufacturing, bookkeeping, carpentry, food service and restaurant management, and many other fields. For more information, visit www.peralta.edu.

About Butte College

Butte College, www.butte.edu, provides quality education, services, and workforce training to students who aspire to become productive members of a diverse, sustainable, and global society. We prepare our students for life-long learning through the mastery of basic skills, the achievement of degrees and certificates, and the pursuit of career and transfer pathways.