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WSF lays out terminal electrification priorities and Fauntleroy preservation study

Washington State Ferries · January 21, 2026
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At a public forum WSF said initial charging infrastructure will focus on Central Puget Sound (including Coleman Dock), outlined a Fauntleroy dock preservation project to lift holding capacity from about 80 toward 124–150 vehicles with NEPA underway, and said island electrification is a longer-term goal.

Washington State Ferries officials told attendees that terminal electrification and several large terminal preservation projects are priorities tied to where new hybrid-electric vessels will be assigned.

John Vazina said the agency is prioritizing Central Puget Sound locations for early electrification work because those routes will receive the first new vessels. "We already have memorandums of understanding with Puget Sound Energy and Seattle City Light for the Seattle terminal," Vazina said, and added that Coleman Dock charging work is on a…

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