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About Shorepower Technologies

Shorepower Technologies is a transportation electrification infrastructure company offering simple, cost-effective solutions for connecting cars and trucks to the electrical grid. Products and services offered include SmartWay-verified truck stop electrification (TSE), as well as charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Shorepower corporate facilities are located in Portland, Ore., and Utica, N.Y.

Headquarters
Shorepower Technologies
East Coast Office
414 Trenton Road
Utica, N.Y. 13502
USA

West Coast Office
2351 N.W. York St.
Portland, Ore. 97210
USA

Company Contact
Alan Bates, vice president of marketing and strategic development
503-892-7345

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Shorepower Locations

Shorepower Truck Electrification Project, a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, administered by Cascade Sierra Solutions and carried out by CSS in partnership with Shorepower Technologies, offers a convenient map for locating the nearest participating truck stop. (Revised: September 2012, PDF, 5.5 MB)

The Shorepower Truck Electrification Project (STEP) website also provides a more up-to-date truckstop locator.

Truck drivers can now drive the entire length of U.S. Interstate 5 between Seattle and San Diego and parallel State Route 99 in California and get restful sleep without idling the truck engine, running down batteries or firing up an APU. Shorepower Technologies offers a convenient map of truckstop electrification (TSE) sites along the I-5 corridor and parallel California State Route 99. (Revised: 4/15/13, PDF, 8 MB)

Plug-in and recharging stations for truck stops. Shorepower Technologies, through its suite of integrated technologies to electrify truck parking spaces, helps truckers reduce fuel costs and emissions produced by long hours of idling. Shorepower also opens new opportunities for truck stop owners and operators to offer services to existing and potential customers. Story ideas include: federal grant enables truck stops and plazas to have all hardware installed on their site and join the growing Shorepower network for little or no out-of-pocket investment; truck stop parking space electrification creates greater efficiency in the North American electical grid by encouraging more electricity use during off-peak hours; how truck operators are benefitting from truck stop electrification; tips on equipping a cab with basic Shorepower equipment for under $200. Media contact: Doug Siefkes.

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Thursday

Apr252013

Finding Power at Truckstops Becoming Easier

Apr 25, 2013 | Filed under:

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Owner-operator Matt Purtee says as more truckstops recognize the importance of offering drivers the option to plug into the electric grid instead of idling their truck engines or running APUs or gensets, it’s become easier to find shore power. But he looks forward to the day when truckstops will offer shore power without him having to ask for it. Shorepower Technologies says more truckstop operators still need to hear from more fleets and operators like Matt Purtee about their expectations.

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Thursday

Dec202012

Eight More Truckstops Join Nationwide Network of Electric Plug-in Power Pedestals

Dec 20, 2012 | Filed under:

Truckstops

Two truckstop operators talk about the importance of adding plug-in pedestals to truckstops to help truck operators save money on fuel costs, provide a comfortable rest environment for drivers and reduce their carbon emissions by eliminating idling. They see it as a wave of the future in the trucking industry.

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Tuesday

Oct302012

Raphine, Va.-based White’s Travel Center Joins Truckstop Electrification Movement

Oct 30, 2012 | Filed under:

Truckstops

A recent open house at a truck stop in Raphine, Va., introduced the latest truckstop to come on board with truckstop electrification. There are 17 more truck stops besides Raphine that have added electric plug-in power pedestals.

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Wednesday

Jun272012

Truckstop Electrification Comes to Four More Sites in South-Central U.S.

Jun 27, 2012 | Filed under:

Truckstops

Truckstop electrification continues to expand, with four more sites in the Mid-South and central United States now added to the growing national network of places at which drivers can plug in to reduce idling and save money.

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Tuesday

Jun262012

Sapp Bros. Travel Plaza Offers Plug-In Power to Save Fuel, Reduce Idling and Cut Emissions

Jun 26, 2012 | Filed under:

Truckstops

Truckers and the public saw how truckstop electrification contributes to a healthier environment at a two-day open house June 12-13 at the Sapp Bros. location in Omaha on Interstate 80.

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