Revel to recharge in Red Hook

In 2024, Red Hook will have a new facility that will be a charging hub for Revel and help the environment.

It was recently announced that Revel received a $7 million New York Clean Transportation Prize award, and through this award the Revel Red Hook Superhub, or Red Hook Recharge Zone, will be built.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), awarded this grant in a competition. NYSERDA works with the Department of Public Service and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

“We have identified a couple of locations but they are pending analysis from ConEd,” Revel's spokesperson Rubinson said. “Con Ed has to do an analysis of the ability to bring power to a given site. These are the processes that can affect the timeline.”

“Any kind of power upgrades, we have to understand what is entailed,” Rubinson continued. “The good thing is we have been talking to ConEd since even before we won the project, so the work is well on its way.”

Revel is partnering with Green City Force and Empire Clean Cities who will provide training at the site to local residents. The Superhub will have 20 ultrafast charging stalls and a multi-

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use community center where the job training will take place.

Besides Green City Force and Empire Clean Cities, Revel has been working with the Red Hook Initiative who will do community engagement (although most probably not in conjunction with this paper, unfortunately.)

Residents of Red Hook will be prioritized for the on site jobs at the Red Hook Recharge Zone. The training that will be done on site will help local residents be prepared for other Revel sites or with other EV companies.

In addition to the green job training programs that their partner Green City Force will be leading, they will also help hire local full-time EV rideshare drivers as well as people who will run and maintain the Red Hook Superhub.

The main feature of the Recharge Zone is that there will be 20 fast charging stalls, which means that an electric car can be fully charged in 10-20 minutes. However, there is an added benefit that will help Red Hook if the grid is down.

“They are all going to be vehicle to grid enabled, so that allows people to get their charge, but it also allows the vehicle to discharge energy back into the grid in high demand,” Rubinson said.

They are exploring grid scale battery storage, which can help in the sum-