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Bringing Smart Charging to Transit

Grantor
• California Energy Commission (CEC)

Recipient
• Prospect Silicon Valley (ProspectSV)

Public Agency Partner
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)

Duration
• 2017–2021
• 4-year project

Project Highlights
• Project management
• Forming advisory committee
• Funding pursuit
• Knowledge transfer

Sponsor
• California Energy Commission

Funded by a California Energy Commission EPIC grant, ProspectSV led a consortium of 20 project partners to provide an energy management platform for charging large vehicles, specifically battery electric transit buses, for the VTA for the purpose of avoiding demand charges and integrating existing fleet management software with the energy management platform to achieve operational efficiency and savings. Widely credited as the first true demonstration of Smart Charging in the US Transit Industry, our work has provided guidance shared with Transit Agencies nationwide.