February, 2024
Microgrid Labs (MGL) is supporting Tucson Electric Power (TEP) with customer engagement and fleet transition planning for multiple fleets in the service territory in support of their bus and charger rebate program. The scope of the pilot project requires grid capacity planning, assessing beneficial electrification through managed charging, and the value of vehicle-to-grid. The second phase of this project will be to demonstrate vehicle-to-building bi-directional charging for resilience. The transit agency is operating electric buses and is increasing the number of EVs in the fleet; Three of five school districts have received awards for EV buses from the EPA and are in the procure/build phase.