​​Santa Maria Joint Union High School District Electric School Bus and Infrastructure​

Santa Maria Joint Union High School District submitted an application to receive grant funding under the California Energy Commission Solicitation (CEC) GFO-17-607 to replace one old diesel school bus. Santa Maria Joint Union High School District was awarded funding for one vehicle-to-grid ready electric school bus and the supporting electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Santa Maria Joint Union High School District purchased one electric school bus and installed one charger through the CEC. The bus was placed into service February 1, 2021, and the district was offered workforce training to help support the successful deployment of the new electric fleet. The old, diesel-powered bus was also dismantled and removed from service. This project found that the electric school bus will reduce lifetime greenhouse gas emissions by 184.83 short tons and will have a lifetime cost savings of $34,792.