Kaptur, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Officials Launch First-Ever Electric Vehicle Power Station

Public station is first ever located within National Wildlife Refuge System

WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee, was on hand with officials from the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge today to mark Earth Week by inaugurating the first-ever electric vehicle power station within the National Wildlife Refuge System. The charging station is powered entirely by solar power and is the only charging station between Lorain and Toledo, Ohio.

“This investment by the Wildlife Refuge System is forward thinking at its finest,” said Rep. Kaptur. “The officials at the Ottawa Wildlife Refuge are looking to the future and adapting. Their efforts here can serve as a model for our entire national park system, making investments in alternative energy that will be not only an environmental asset but also an economic one.”

Kaptur has been an active voice on national energy issues and weighed in recently praising U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and others for their work on the proposed Iran nuclear agreement framework. Earlier this year she hosted Secretary Moniz during his visit to Northern Ohio, connecting him with local manufacturers to help drive manufacturing innovation and investments in alternative energy in the region.

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