The Port of Port Angeles received a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help curb air emissions from their port operations.
The EPA grant, totaling $9.45 million, will support the Port’s planned connection box upgrades. This process aims to streamline access to shore power and remove the need for a master electrician’s services for each connection, saving vessel owners money and time. The Port will also increase safety on its docks and reduce connection time by acquiring mobile shore power cable management systems.
In short, the grant provides the funding needed to overhaul the Port’s shore power system from a difficult, out-of-date system into one that is modern, efficient, and easy to use. In addition to electrical upgrades, this investment will support new cargo handling equipment that will help the Port keep freight moving while eliminating more than 200 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually.
“The Port is honored to receive these funds from the EPA’s Clean Ports Program,” said Port of Port Angeles Commission President Connie Beauvais. “This grant will empower the Port to create environmental and economic benefits for the entire community. With this funding, the Port will build new shore power infrastructure to reduce emissions from vessels at berth. We will also invest in groundbreaking zero-emissions cargo handling equipment that will allow the Port to diversify the types of cargo we can handle.”
The EPA award to Port of PA is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and was supported by the region’s congressman, Derek Kilmer.
Read more about the award, and the EPA’s Clean Ports Program at the links below:
