Beverly's Electric School Buses Also Sending Energy Back To The Power Grid

By Jordyn Jagolinzer, CBS Boston

September 8, 2023

BEVERLY - More school districts are making the shift to electric buses this year, but Beverly is taking going green one step further.

The city started adding electric school buses during the pandemic. They're also the first school district in the Northeast to start sending energy from their electric buses back to the power grid. They're one of few across the country to do this.

"These buses have what's called V-to-G, vehicle to grid service and what that means, say at night, when the buses aren't being used, they can download the fully charged battery back to the grid, so the grid can sell power back to the customers," Beverly School Transportation Director Dana Cruikshank told WBZ-TV.

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