SCHOOL BUSES >>TURNED VIRTUAL POWERPLANT<<
Maryland’s Montgomery County voted to replace over 1400 school buses with EV versions.
Hidden in plain sight is news that the buses will become a DISTRIBUTED UTILITY, similar to what #Tesla plans
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finance.yahoo.com/news/biggest-e…
Maryland’s Montgomery County voted to replace over 1400 school buses with EV versions.
Hidden in plain sight is news that the buses will become a DISTRIBUTED UTILITY, similar to what #Tesla plans
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finance.yahoo.com/news/biggest-e…
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Buses built by Thomas Built Buses Inc., a division of Daimler, w. battery tech by Proterra
Interestingly, a 3rd party vendor is PAYING to install smart chargers to charge buses at night, in exchange for rights to RE-SELL V2G POWER in peak hours
But they're not alone!
cont..
Buses built by Thomas Built Buses Inc., a division of Daimler, w. battery tech by Proterra
Interestingly, a 3rd party vendor is PAYING to install smart chargers to charge buses at night, in exchange for rights to RE-SELL V2G POWER in peak hours
But they're not alone!
cont..
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School buses are excellent candidates for distributed-utility V2G. 500,000 school buses in USA sit mostly unused during peak hours
Thomas-Built buses' 220KW Proterra batteries capable of >4,000 cycles, meaning “more than half of their use case could be for use as grid asset”
School buses are excellent candidates for distributed-utility V2G. 500,000 school buses in USA sit mostly unused during peak hours
Thomas-Built buses' 220KW Proterra batteries capable of >4,000 cycles, meaning “more than half of their use case could be for use as grid asset”
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Similar projects are being checked in Europe, for example this one (with regular buses) is in the UK.
But tIll now various regulations held back the development of distributed utilities in the USA.
theenergyst.com/buses-as-virtu…
Similar projects are being checked in Europe, for example this one (with regular buses) is in the UK.
But tIll now various regulations held back the development of distributed utilities in the USA.
theenergyst.com/buses-as-virtu…
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Recent rulings such as California's interconnection Rule 21 enable distributed providers to power the grid
greentechmedia.com/articles/read/…
Recent rulings such as California's interconnection Rule 21 enable distributed providers to power the grid
greentechmedia.com/articles/read/…
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A week before Battery Day, FERC order #2222 enabled distributed providers to bid on energy prices (instead of getting paid like separate homes providing solar)
ferc.gov/news-events/ne…
A week before Battery Day, FERC order #2222 enabled distributed providers to bid on energy prices (instead of getting paid like separate homes providing solar)
ferc.gov/news-events/ne…
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Since rules now allow it, US DoE is backing the idea and although a bit late, numerous projects have now started in the USA too.
Maryland’s Montgomery County's Thomas Built buses are just one example among many.
greentechmedia.com/articles/read/…
Since rules now allow it, US DoE is backing the idea and although a bit late, numerous projects have now started in the USA too.
Maryland’s Montgomery County's Thomas Built buses are just one example among many.
greentechmedia.com/articles/read/…
8/Final thoughts
V2G buses are just the beginning!
Over 3 years ago I predicted in a presentation about disruption that energy will one day be FREE
Yep.. 100% free, and Tony Seba now hints at this too
Brace yourself for interesting times of disruption!
V2G buses are just the beginning!
Over 3 years ago I predicted in a presentation about disruption that energy will one day be FREE
Yep.. 100% free, and Tony Seba now hints at this too
Brace yourself for interesting times of disruption!
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PS
I gave that disruption presentation 21 times to various audiences. Three years ago it sounded science-fiction but nowadays things seem more real.
If you want me to post that presentation on YouTube, LIKE❤ this ( 9/ ) tweet, and if enough people want it I'll make a vid
PS
I gave that disruption presentation 21 times to various audiences. Three years ago it sounded science-fiction but nowadays things seem more real.
If you want me to post that presentation on YouTube, LIKE❤ this ( 9/ ) tweet, and if enough people want it I'll make a vid
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And this report checks the (huge) potential of the #V2G buses setup
researchgate.net/publication/33…
researchgate.net/publication/33…
Finally, this title says it all:
"Electric buses that use vehicle-to-grid (V2G) power systems can eliminate up to 1400 metric tons of CO2-equivalent GHG emissions and up to $18,300 in air pollution externalities over the lifetime of the system"
itskrs.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.n…
"Electric buses that use vehicle-to-grid (V2G) power systems can eliminate up to 1400 metric tons of CO2-equivalent GHG emissions and up to $18,300 in air pollution externalities over the lifetime of the system"
itskrs.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.n…
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