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Committee hears plan for up to eight PSEG‑make‑ready EV chargers and schedules bus electrification discussion
Summary
Administrators described a PSEG make‑ready opportunity for up to eight EV chargers for district sites, the consultant engagement coming to the full board for approval, and a planned deeper discussion on electrifying buses later in the year.
At the Sept. 29 Budget & Facilities Committee meeting, Kathy, staff member, described a proposed district effort to install electric vehicle chargers under PSEG’s make‑ready program and to hire a consultant to recommend optimal charger locations.
"We're going tomorrow to the board for approval to enter into having a consultant work with us to use the PSEG make ready, reboot program to actually install up to 8 chargers," Kathy said, noting the program would likely fund work for 2026 and that funds are limited. She said the consultant would advise on optimal sites and that the chargers would initially be for staff use because the district does not yet own electric vehicles.
Kathy said the district would own the installed chargers and that ongoing costs would be limited to software fees. "This is nothing to do with the energy performance contract. This is a self sustaining program that the ongoing cost would be software cost. Once it's installed, the district actually owns the charging stations," she said. She added that some vendors retain a share of revenue for software maintenance; staff estimated a vendor could take about 30% of charging revenue to cover software costs.
Committee members asked about overlap between site selection for passenger‑vehicle chargers and potential bus electrification. Staff said the PSEG make‑ready program focused on passenger vehicles at building sites and that bus charging — if pursued — would be a separate infrastructure question with different power and siting needs. Wendell, a consultant referenced by staff as the bus electrification partner, has visited sites and is preparing a report; staff expected the report within about a month and said it would be presented to the committee and included in the board packet for later discussion.
Members scheduled a fuller conversation about bus electrification and transportation updates for January, after staff and the consultant have delivered site analysis and proposals. The committee discussed timing around grant deadlines and recommended staff flag critical external deadlines so the board can act if funding windows require earlier action.
