WHO:
Valley Electric Association, Inc. (VEA)
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval
Tom Husted, CEO of VEA
WHAT:
VEA will be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony announcing the opening of an Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) in Beatty, with Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval in attendance.
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
12:00 p.m.
WHERE:
550 US-95, Beatty, NV 89003
WHY:
The EVCS in Beatty is the first of four to open, as part of the Governor’s Office of Energy’s planned 448-mile “Electric Highway” aimed at allowing drivers to travel the stretch along Highway 95 between Las Vegas and Reno, in short range electric vehicles.
The Beatty site is being managed by VEA and has two charging stations, with three ports each. Two of the ports take approximately four hours for a full charge, while the third port will charge a vehicle to 80 percent capacity in 30 minutes.
MEDIA:
Please contact MassMedia with inquiries. Media is welcomed to attend and interviews can be arranged upon request.
For more information and to RSVP your spot, please contact Robert Kennedy at (616) 322-8665 or Jennifer Bradley at (702) 234-9385
About Valley Electric Association, Inc.
Valley Electric Association, Inc. (VEA) is a member-owned nonprofit electric utility headquartered in Pahrump, Nev. While VEA started as a small rural electric utility in 1965, the company now provides service to more than 45,000 people within a vast 6,800-square-mile service area located primarily along the California-Nevada border, with the majority in Nevada. VEA’s service area starts in Sandy Valley, southwest of Las Vegas, and extends north for more than 250 miles to Fish Lake Valley. For more information about VEA, please visit www.vea.coop.
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