Kern County Office of Education submitted an application to receive grant funding under the California Energy Commission (CEC) Solicitation GFO-17-607 to replace three old diesel school buses. Kern County Office of Education was awarded funding for three vehicle-to-grid ready electric school buses and the supporting electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The district purchased three electric school buses. The buses were placed into service January 01, 2023, and districts were offered workforce training to help support the successful deployment of the new electric fleet. The old, diesel-powered buses were also dismantled and removed from service. This project found that the electric school buses reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 552.52 short tons and that the electric school buses had a cost savings during the reporting period of $73,861.44.
