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State policy and funding shape PGCPS electrification plans, but district leaders say chargers must come first
Summary
Speakers reviewed Maryland statutes and programs that support school-bus electrification — including the 2019 school-bus grant statute, the Climate Solutions Now Act utility pilot and MEA grant rounds — and district leaders emphasized that electrical heavy-ups and facility upgrades must precede bus purchases for deployment to be practical.
Prince George's County officials and state presenters reviewed Maryland's legislative and funding framework for electric school-bus transition and emphasized a persistent local barrier: insufficient charging infrastructure at bus lots.
Ramon Palencio Calvo summarized state steps dating to 2019, including the original school-bus transition grant program (House Bill 1255), which created technical support and a grant vehicle for bus purchases, chargers and planning. Palencio said the Climate Solutions Now Act later codified a utility pilot to partner investor-owned utilities…
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