Pacific Power is distributing more than $2 million in electric mobility grants to communities and service providers across the state.

This round of grants includes the communities of Sweet Home, Pendleton and Grass Valley, which will now be able to build electric vehicle charging stations where few or none exist.

In Multnomah County, the public library, as well as nonprofits that repair homes and improve energy efficiency to underserved communities will be able to add electric vehicles to their fleets.

Taking Ownership PDX is one of those nonprofits providing home repairs, maintenance, landscaping, and other upgrades to Black community members at no cost.

"This is an organization that does a lot of traveling to different homes for volunteer projects, and now we get to reduce our carbon footprint significantly," said Randal Wyatt with Taking Ownership PDX. "We do a lot of landscaping, we gotta carry our yard tools to places, and now we have a trailer to carry the tools there and also dispose of some of the debris."

Pacific Power says since 2020 it has given out more than $4.5 million in electric mobility grants to Oregon communities.