11.20.23 Meeting
Nov 20, 2023
Researching Repowering
- Called Michael of Unique Electric Solutions
- Read webpages for NYTBIP and Volkswagen
- Called NYSERDA
Incentives
● CMAQ exhausted
● NYTVIP not available
● NY School Bus Incentive Program covers repowers. Where it is domiciled
○ Supports repowering (page 5)
○ address is important
○ most likely because we go through city
○ Eligibility Guidelines for the New York School Bus Incentive Program (NYSBIP or the Program)
■ ^ Clarifications on School Bus Incentive
○ $135,000 for Unique Electric Solutions Type C Battery Conversion (spreadsheet source)
○ 5,000 miles per year
○ The average daily mileage per bus in NYS is around 80 miles. A 5,000-mile/year requirement, assuming 185 school days, works out to 27 miles per school day.
○ NY School Bus Incentive Program Overview - NYSERDA
○ First come first serve starting 11/29/23
● Volkswagen settlement maybe
○ some states. See if open to New York State
■ Eligible projects include the replacement or repower of medium and heavy-duty trucks, school and transit buses. Other eligible mitigation actions include engine repower for freight switcher locomotives, ferries, tugs, forklifts, and port cargo handling equipment.
■ https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/volkswagen-clean-air-act-civil-settlement#mitigation
○ Open to private schools?
○ How much?
○ https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/learn-about-volkswagen-violations#overview
Next Steps
- Finding out if private schools are eligible for the incentives and for how much
- Reach out to SuperSelby with a report of what repowering could look like