CAJON VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
Project Goal
Adopt electric school bus fleet and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability to meet the Cajon Valley Union School District’s sustainability goals, reduce student exposure to harmful pollutants created by diesel buses and ensure seamless transportation operations.
PROJECT TIMELINE
Start: 2022
Projected End: 2027
LOCATION
California, USA
PARTNERS
Cajon Valley USD
San Diego Gas & Electric
(SDG&E)
Lion Electric Co.
DETAILS
– Five-year SDG&E pilot project
– Funded in part by EPA Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, California Air Resources Board Carl Moyer Program and SDG&E
– CVUSD 1st fleet in Southern California to deploy V2G under the Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP) during historic 10-day extreme heat event in Sept. 2022
– Six 60kW bidirectional DC fast chargers in the CVUSD bus yard and several Level 2 wall chargers were installed for resiliency purposes
– Eight ESBs retrofitted with bidirectional, onboard inverters
– Providing 24, 28 or 45 kW of power to the grid via V2G at a rate of $2/kWh during grid emergencies under ELRP during May to October
Demonstrate:
– Revenue opportunity via V2G for CVUSD
– Grid resiliency via V2G for SDG&E and California Independent System Operator (CAISO)
– Cost optimization via charge management and time of use optimization
SERVICES
– V2G under Energy Load Reduction Program
– Managed charging
