California school bus fleet powers 1,000 homes through vehicle-to-grid charging

A 74-bus fleet in California has demonstrated that electric school buses equipped with V2G chargers can discharge stored energy to serve residential customers during peak demand, validating a grid-support use case for transport electrificat

First covered Oct 20, 2026 · 7:00 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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21d Electrek How electric school buses power 1,000 homes in California – and make money — A fleet of 74 school buses have spent the last two years powering about a thousand homes, taking stress off the grid, thanks to V2G chargers built in America.

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