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County hires Stantec for fleet electrification and public EV-charging studies; public visioning and phased implementation planned
Summary
Los Alamos County is conducting a fleet electrification study and a community EV-charging readiness plan with consultant Stantec, including a public visioning session in April and draft/final deliverables through December.
Sue Lars and other board members briefed the Environmental Sustainability Board on two related county studies: a county fleet conversion plan and a community-wide EV-charging readiness plan being conducted by consultant Stantec.
County staff and Stantec are evaluating the county’s existing vehicle fleet (from light-duty cars to transit buses), future vehicle needs, right-sizing of vehicles, energy/charging requirements, facilities readiness, greenhouse gas reduction potential through a projected 2040 conversion, financial analysis and funding opportunities. The fleet conversion draft is scheduled for October with final presentations in mid-December. The community charging-readiness plan has an August draft and will feed into the December deliverables.
The studies include an outreach program run by an Albuquerque-based consultant: surveys, community meetings and partner engagement. Stantec will map existing facilities and vehicle basestations, project spatial demand for charging, and propose an implementation plan and return-on-investment analysis. A public visioning session is planned for April (date TBA), and consultants were scheduled to present to the county council next Tuesday with a Board of Public Utilities briefing set for April 2 at about 6:30 p.m., staff said.
Board members described the consultant work as thorough and noted the studies will incorporate a separate transit-electrification study so findings can be coordinated. Staff said shared facilities (for example, the county fleet shop at the PCS facility shared with school vehicles) are being included in the analysis.
Separately, county staff reported capital activity tied to EV implementation: the county will install three new Level 2 public EV chargers at the municipal building parking lot and replace three existing chargers for a total of six networked, metered Level 2 stations. Staff said the chargers will be networked (payment and usage tracking) and included in an operation-and-maintenance contract with the vendor. Funding will also support implementation work for Atomic City Transit’s planned electric buses.
Board members discussed opportunities for public input and for the Environmental Sustainability Board to assist with outreach. Staff encouraged board participation in the forthcoming visioning session and said more details on dates and outreach opportunities would be shared.
