PORTLAND — Oregon environmental regulators have issued a $2.7 million fine to an electric charging company over accusations it sold fraudulent credits through the agency’s clean fuels program.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said Friday that it discovered Thompson Technical Services, or TTS Charging, sold over $2 million in fraudulent credits, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
The program, implemented in 2016, is designed to help the state reduce its greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector by 37 percent by 2035. It provides credits as incentives to companies that produce transportation fuels like electricity or biofuels. Those companies can then sell credits to other companies in order for them to comply with state emissions rules.
According to the Department of Environmental Quality, TTS Charging falsely claimed more than 16,000 in credits in June, alleging it dispensed nearly 15 million kilowatt-hours of electricity from three vehicle-charging stations.