{"id":142861,"date":"2024-04-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=142861"},"modified":"2024-04-04T04:01:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T04:01:53","slug":"fort-cavazos-charges-forward-in-electrification-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=142861","title":{"rendered":"Fort Cavazos charges forward in electrification efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FORT CAVAZOS, Texas \u2014 The demand for electric vehicle chargers has surged with the increasing popularity of electric vehicles and now residents at the Great Place can literally plug into the technology at their homes.<\/p>\n

TRO Energy Solutions, in partnership with Lendlease and Fort Cavazos Cavalry Family Housing, is providing fast and convenient Level 2 EV charging for residents.<\/p>\n

TROES services include installation, testing and maintenance with 24\/7 customer service available. Residents can choose from three charging plans customized with monthly driving and budget in mind.<\/p>\n

Staff Sgt. Victor Ramos, 181st Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Company, 2nd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, his wife Sabrina and their five children, have returned to the Great Place for their second tour, and are the first military family to use the Level 2 EV service here.<\/p>\n

Ramos explained they switched from a hybrid vehicle to two new EVs to save money and were using a Level 1 EV charger, which takes a while longer to charge and may overheat, presenting a safety hazard.<\/p>\n

When they received the email offering the Level 2 EV service, Ramos said they wasted no time signing up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s perfect,\u201d he said as he thought back to the email notification. \u201cNow I don\u2019t have to ever worry about going to the gas station.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFamilies who have electric vehicles are now able to charge vehicles safely,\u201d Sabrina added.<\/p>\n

Ramos said the service says a lot about how Fort Cavazos supports military families.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter where we PCS (permanent change of station) to, they will come and install that into our next home, free of charge,\u201d he said. \u201cIt definitely boosts morale because I don\u2019t have to worry about how I am going to charge my car.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe convenience of being able to charge both of our vehicles and not have to worry about going to get gas,\u201d he continued, \u201cit definitely saves us a lot of money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chris Albus, project manager for Fort Cavazos Cavalry Family Housing, agrees.<\/p>\n

\u201cSustainability is very important to us, also improving the customer experience. As I drive around post, I realize more and more of our residents have EVs, so we jumped at the opportunity to bring TROES into the picture,\u201d he said. \u201cFort Cavazos is one of the first (installations) that\u2019s jumping on this opportunity, and that says a lot. We understand what the residents need, and we responded in kind by partnering with TROES to bring this service on the post in order to serve our residents.\u201d<\/p>\n

Albus shared that five families, including the Ramoses, have Level 2 chargers installed, four residents are scheduled for installation and six have submitted applications.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re seeing this pick up, so hopefully getting the word out will help encourage residents to sign up for this program,\u201d Albus said.<\/p>\n

To sign up for Level 2 EV service, look for the email from housing and scan the QR code to register. Select a ChargeTime plan and an electrification specialist will call to coordinate installation and scheduling. Once the charger is installed, residents can conveniently manage usage, billing, scheduling and more through the ChargeTime app or by contacting TROES via email at\u00a0CHARGE@TROENERGY.IO<\/a>\u00a0or by phone at 757-800-1417.<\/p>\n

Residents should be aware that as of February, Army policy requires enrollment with a third-party provider for Level 2 EV service.<\/p>\n

Residents should contact their leasing professionals or their community management staff for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 \/ 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 Staff Sgt. Victor Ramos, 48th Chemical Brigade, and his wife, Sabrina, check the charge level on the Level 2 EV charge. (Photo Credit: Janecze Wright, Fort Cavazos Public Affairs) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 \/ 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 A Level 2 EV charger is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":142863,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=142861"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142866,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142861\/revisions\/142866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/142863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=142861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=142861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=142861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}