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Beaverton transportation office details electric-bus rollout and managed‑charging savings
Summary
Transportation administrator Craig Beaver told the Beaverton School District board the district expects to reach 100 electric school buses by April, has installed 105 chargers, is piloting vehicle-to-grid with PGE, and saw managed charging cut an example meter bill from roughly $60,000 to $13,000.
Beaverton School District’s transportation department reported Feb. 3 that the district’s electrification program is nearing a 100-bus milestone, with infrastructure and managed charging already producing substantial operational savings.
Craig Beaver, the district’s transportation administrator, said the district has 81–85 electric buses in service now and expects to reach about 100 buses by April. Beaver said the district has deployed 105 chargers and completed most of its charger installation work. "Right now, we have 85 buses, or 81 buses in…
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