Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District submitted an application to receive grant funding under the California Energy Commission (CEC) Solicitation GFO-17-607 to replace four old diesel school buses. Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District was awarded funding for four vehicle-to-grid ready electric school buses and the supporting electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District purchased four electric school buses and installed 11 chargers through the CEC. The buses were placed into service February 17, 2022, 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 annual greenhouse gas emissions by 0.472 short tons of Oxides of Nitrogen, 0.030 short tons of Particulate Matter 2.4, 0.161 short tons of Carbons, and 55.4 short tons of Carbon Dioxide, and that the electric school buses had an annual cost savings of $29,708.
