Recently, WRI released a statement to School Trans-
portation News that said, “While electric school bus V2X applications are still being implemented on a small scale, the potential for rapid growth and development is great.” WRI went on to list a variety of enabling conditions and best practices suggested for bus operators to follow in the meantime, including building the basics for expansion first and not making all charger equipment commit- ments now because the technology is evolving. Operators should consider installing accessible and expandable in- frastructure to meet fleet electrification and grid needs for the next five years. One such recent example is at Electric Island in Portland, where openable trenches provide easy access and minimize site disturbance. “Minimally, all charging should be grid assistive and managed,” the statement continued. “With their predict- able use, high-capacity ESB batteries are best paired with bi-directional charging capability to be able to participate in current and future programs that can benefit both the bus owner and the community. For resiliency, the perfect scenario would also involve onsite renewable generation to recharge the ESBs with or without grid power.”
In a 2020 whitepaper, “Reimagining the Grid,” by
Southern California Edison (SCE), Nuvve predicted that EVs will create a 40-percent increase in power demand requiring a $2 trillion investment in grid upgrades. Lobello said V2G directly impacts the health of the
grid by alleviating load and providing services that help stabilize the grid through bi-directional charging. “Grid resiliency greatly impacts future generations, and we feel it’s our responsibility to get V2G implemented in as many avenues as possible,” Lobello said. “Nuvve has partnered with several school bus OEMs, including Blue Bird, the first OEM to implement Nuvve V2G-certified technology on electric buses rolling directly out of their factory. Our goal is to integrate Nuvve’s V2G platform with all school bus OEMs to allow districts to realize potential V2G reve- nues, and of course to help keep our nation’s grids more resilient.” Gilbert Blue Feather Rosas, the director of sustainability and adaptation for Modesto City Schools in central Cali- fornia, is the architect of what Blue Bird called the largest single purchase of ESBs to date. Modesto purchased 30 ESBs in April on the way to totally electrifying the district’s
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