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County environment team outlines EV charger plan, rooftop solar and flood‑resilience projects
Summary
The environment goal team presented actions to reduce county operations emissions, including a 70‑port fleet charging installation, rooftop solar on three county buildings, and a flood resilience plan intended to qualify the county for state mitigation funds.
Julia Manno, the environment goal sponsor from the Office of Sustainability, told the board the team's objectives include promoting renewable energy, transitioning county fleet vehicles to electric or hybrid models, and reducing flood risk through planning and site studies.
"The county is gradually purchasing EV and hybrid vehicles when it's a good fit," Manno said while describing an almost-complete design for a large installation of county fleet chargers with "the capacity for 70 charging ports." Facilities and Fleet Manager Kevin Milstead clarified the rooftop solar retrofit plan: "We're heading up the initiative to, retrofit 3 existing buildings with, rooftop solar." He identified the Judicial Center (courthouse), the Adult Detention Center and Fire Station 22 as the sites under design.
On flooding, Manno said emergency management is leading a flood resilience plan and that completion will make the county eligible to apply for state funds for flood mitigation. Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Meisner told the board the plan "will be specific to Prince William County and the 4 towns" and explained the need to meet Department of Conservation and Recreation requirements to qualify for state community flood preparedness funding.
Staff also discussed potential mechanisms to finance energy upgrades, including an energy-savings performance contract used by neighboring localities and the school system, and a template for EV cost‑benefit analyses. The board pressed staff on charger siting and charger speed (staff said the proposed chargers are Level 2 and intended for county fleet use).
