CityBus route to
100% Local Renewable Powered
Operations
Climate Action Subcommittee
August 10, 2022
Presenters:
Yuri Koslen – Transit Planner
Shawn Sosa – Administrative Analyst
Transportation and Public Works – Transit
Framework of the
Zero-Emission
Rollout Plan
1 Where we are:
WE KNOW OUR
DIRECTION.
WE KNOW THE
BENEFITS.
WE HAVE DONE
ENOUGH
PLANNING.
WE HAVE FUNDING
TO GET STARTED.
WE ARE STARTING
TO BUILD.
2 Our direction: Phases
Phase 1
• First funded
Grant
• Sonoma Clean
Power Study
• PG&E EV Fleet
Program
• First 9 battery
electric buses
(BEB) and 5 dual-
port chargers
Phase 2
• Additional
• 5-10 BEB’s
• 5 dual-port
chargers
Resiliency Phase
• Understand City-
wide vehicle
electrification
• Micro-grid
• Solar
• Battery
Storage
• Generator
Final Phases
• BEBs and
chargers to
complete 100%
3 Our direction
• City Climate Action Plan from 2012
• Municipal Climate Action Plan
• Replace diesel powered buses with GHG
reducing vehicles
• Use low-carbon fuel
• FTA Sustainable Transit for a Healthy Planet Challenge • City participating along with 171 other transit
agencies
• City’s Climate Action Plan shows plan to reduce
GHG emissions
• Next steps
• Healthy Planet Challenge will require transit
agency to develop measurable greenhouse
gas (GHG) emission targets
• Sign on by March 2023
4 Our direction: State Requirement
• California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed
Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) Rule in 2018
• Requires conversion to zero-emission fleet
• ICT timeline for small agencies:
• 2023: Submit Council approved Zero-Emission Bus (ZEB) Rollout Plan
• 2026: Each bus purchase must contain 25% or more ZEB
• Potentially including paratransit
(dependent on bus manufacture testing approvals)
• 2029: Each bus purchase is 100% ZEB
• 2040: Full ZEB Fleet
5 Benefits
• Reduce GHG emissions
• On-road emissions largest source
in Sonoma County
• Encouraging increased ridership
into the future as a low carbon
transportation choice
• Potential Life Cycle cost savings
• Continued opportunities to
qualify for grant funding
6 Planning
• Partnership with Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) and
regional operators
• Study focused on short term deployment
• Transit yard vs. Transit Mall charging
• Charging Equipment and management
solutions
• Types of buses
• Resiliency
• Solar
• Back up generator
• Energy Storage
7 FTA 5307
$1,698,855
8%
FTA 5339
$9,043,139
41%
AHSC
$800,000
4%
HVIP
$552,000
3%
LCTOP
$706,928
3%
LPP
$551,000
2%
PG&E
$206,000
1%
TDA
$5,470,408
25%
TFCA
$447,670
2%
TIRCP
$2,524,000
11%
INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM AMOUNTSFunding: Bus Replacement
(approx. $22M total committed)
Federal
$10,741,994
49%
State
$11,052,006
50%
FUNDING SOURCE
Allocation
$5,470,408
25%
Discretionary
(Competitive)
$11,701,951
53%
Formula
$4,621,641
21%
PG&E
$206,000
1%
TYPE OF AWARD
Continuing to pursue eligible funding to offset use of
our matching capital reserve (HVIP , etc.)
8 Funding: Infrastructure (approx. $2.6M total committed) PG&E
$150,000
6%
TDA
$756,000
28%
TIRCP
$1,744,000
66%
PROGRAM AMOUNTS
Phase 1a
PG&E TTM &
3 Charger Install
$906,000
34%
Phase 1b
(+2 Chargers)
$245,000
9%
Phase 2
Upgrade PG&E TTM
5 Charger Install
$1,499,000
57%
PROJECT PHASE AMOUNTS
Continuing to pursue eligible funding to offset use of
our matching capital reserve (EnergIIZE, etc.)
9 We are starting
to build.
• The Power: City Evergreen
• The Chargers:
• PG&E EV Fleet
• Behind the meter
• To the meter
• The Buses
• Oakmont/Paratransit
• Fixed Route
• The new BEB
10 The Power :
100% Local
Renewable
• The Source – The EverGreen program
• City of Santa Rosa operates on EverGreen power
• Geothermal power at the Geyser Fields and solar
• An energy portfolio provided by Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) • Sonoma County is uniquely positioned to more significantly reduce our transportation related emissions
• BEB’s have zero tail pipe emissions. Emissions depend solely on how electricity is produced
11 Starting to Build: Charging Infrastructure
• April 2019 - Council Study Session and Approval for PG&E EV Fleet Program
• Covers the $140,000 infrastructure cost “to the meter” • Plus “behind the meter” incentive rebates to City of up to $206,000
• City commits to:
• Purchase 9 BEBs and 5 dual-port chargers by 2024
• Operate this infrastructure for a minimum of ten
years
• May 2020 - Council approved EV Fleet Contract with PG&E • January 2021 - Council Authorized Design-Build Procurement • April 2021 – Council approved contract with Cupertino Electric
12 PG&E pays for, constructs, owns, and
maintains all infrastructure “to the
meter”
City pays for, constructs, owns, and
maintains infrastructure “behind the
meter”
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17 Overall preliminary design18
19 2014 *
2014 *
2014 *
2014
2014
2014
2015
2020
2020
2020
2020
Funded for gas vehicle replacements
*Pending award
2010
Current Cutaway Fleet
Use of capital reserve
5310
$293,277
29%
TDA
$206,723
21%
Unknown:
-Funding Source
-Vehicle Availability
-Vehicle Cost (est.)
$500,000
50%
PROJECT FUNDING AMOUNT
(ASSUMING ELECTRIC)
5310
$293,277
59%
TDA
$206,723
41%
PROJECT FUNDING AMOUNT
(ASSUMING GAS VEHICLE)
20 The Buses
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Fixed Route Fleet in Jan 2023
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25 The New BEB
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The New Look
28 • August 23: Council consideration of 5 bus purchase • Late 2022/Early 2023
• Phase 1 Charger Infrastructure (install 2 additional chargers) • Oakmont & Paratransit vehicle purchase (gas vs. electric?) • Early 2023: CARB ICT Zero Emission Bus Rollout Plan
• March 2023: FTA Sustainable Transit for a Healthy Planet Challenge – Phase 2 • Would require CityBus to set GHG targets
• 2024-2025
• Purchase funded bus replacements (#10-15)
• Design/Construct funded phase 2 bus charging infrastructure • Ongoing / future
• Resiliency planning: overall City-wide electrification needs • Regional transit collaboration: en-route charging at Transit Mall, etc. • Future technologies
• Telematics (real-time bus energy management)
• Charger management software (depot charging enhanced management) Next Steps
29 • August 23: Council consideration of 5 bus purchase • Late 2022/Early 2023
• Phase 1 Charger Infrastructure (install 2 additional chargers) • Oakmont & Paratransit vehicle purchase (gas vs. electric?) • Early 2023: CARB ICT Zero Emission Bus Rollout Plan
• March 2023: FTA Sustainable Transit for a Healthy Planet Challenge – Phase 2 • Would require CityBus to set GHG targets
• 2024-2025
• Purchase funded bus replacements (#10-15)
• Design/Construct funded phase 2 bus charging infrastructure • Ongoing / future
• Resiliency planning: overall City-wide electrification needs • Regional transit collaboration: en-route charging at Transit Mall, etc. • Future technologies
• Telematics (real-time bus energy management)
• Charger management software (depot charging enhanced management) Next Steps --- QUESTIONS??
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