Colton Joint Unified School District Electric School Bus And Infrastructure

Colton Joint Unified School District submitted an application to receive grant funding under the California Energy Commission (CEC) Solicitation GFO-17-607 to replace one old diesel school bus. Colton Joint Unified School District was awarded funding for one vehicle-to-grid ready electric school bus and the supporting electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Colton Joint Unified School District purchased one electric school bus and installed one charger through the CEC. The bus was placed into service August 3, 2020 and districts were 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 reduced lifetime greenhouse gas emissions by 41.01 and that the electric school bus had a cost savings of $2,562.21 during the reporting period.