The Oregon Department of Energy's electric vehicle mapping project provides Oregon's
consumer-owned utilities with information about where electric vehicles are charging on
their systems to support growing EV adoption in Oregon.
Program Background
Governor Brown's
Executive Order 17-21 directed
the Oregon Department of Energy to support increased electric vehicle adoption in
consumer-owned utility service territories by providing technical assistance on strategies
to accommodate increased EV loads. As electric vehicle adoption accelerates, utilities are
assessing future EV charging loads and making plans to accommodate those loads in a
cost-effective manner that meets customer needs. The goal of this project is to provide
information required for such planning - which is when and where EVs will be charging.
Using distribution system data provided by the utilities and vehicle registration data from
the Oregon Department of Transportation's Driver and Motor Vehicle Services, ODOE will
create a map for utilities that shows the general locations of where EVs are charging on
their system (general locations help retain privacy by avoiding address-specific locations).
Program Access
The project is available to any Oregon COU at no cost and can be accessed by submitting an
application through the
ODOE's application portal.
Once an application has been submitted, ODOE will reach out to schedule a kickoff meeting
with the COU. After executing a Memorandum of Understanding and obtaining the COU's
geospatial data, ODOE will combine, analyze, and prepare the EV charging data. When the data
is finalized, ODOE will schedule a meeting with the COU to go over the results.
Click on the image below to explore the Oregon EV Dashboard: