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Future Green Energy Consortium Expands Offerings Vehicle to Grid

The Future Green Energy Consortium is expanding its offerings and ways it can save school districts money on energy costs by being a key partner in an initiative to equip school districts with electric school buses that can supply energy back to the grid. At a press conference in Pekin on March 23, Blue Bird Corporation deployed the first two operational DC fast charge vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capable school buses, powered by the Cummins PowerDrive EV system, in North America, utilizing technology from Nuvve Holding Corp. By Jason Nevel IASA Director of Social Media and Publications

Nuvve’s V2G platform allows the school bus batteries to store energy, including renewable energy generated from sources like wind and solar, when the grid doesn’t have immediate need for it. This allows fleets to sell stored energy from the school bus batteries to the grid when demand calls for it. Two yellow Blue Bird buses equipped with the newest technology were unveiled at the Pekin Transportation Department during the press conference. The money for the buses, which cost approximately $330,000 each (charger & infrastructure not included), was funded by an $8.6 million continued...

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