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USU ASPIRE reports progress on electrified transportation pilots, inland port charging and grid modeling
Summary
Utah State University's ASPIRE Research Center briefed the committee on its Utah Electrification Initiative, reporting pilot deployments for freight electrification at the inland port, transit charging tools, and statewide listening tours to align electrification with grid resilience and workforce development.
Utah State University's ASPIRE Research Center presented its annual report on Oct. 14, describing an action‑oriented research program that combines modeling, industry advisory input and deployments to support electrified transportation across freight, transit, and aviation.
James Campbell, director of the Utah Electrification Initiative, said the center is developing an "intelligent electrified transportation system" that integrates transportation and the electric grid "and ultimately gonna reduce the cost of those systems." The center emphasized modeling and scenario analysis to identify…
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