Helping Municipalities Transition to Electric Vehicles with Microgrids
Municipalities across the country are exploring the transition to EV's, but lack the understanding of energy systems to support mission-critical, electric vehicles. Our innovative approach ensures your community receives the benefits of electric vehicles by powering them with municipal, mission-critical microgrids. Our patented Mission-Critical Microgrids use locally generated, renewable power sources combined with energy storage and smart controllers to create a robust, resilient, and reliable energy system. As municipalities adopt EV's, they need to develop microgrids tailored to the specific needs of their local critical infrastructure to unlock further economic, operational, and sustainable benefits.
Resilient Energy
Microgrids based on local, distributed power generation and storage are designed to operate independently during power outages or during disasters. Even if your community is affected by a disaster, only the immediate area is affected, because distributed energy makes your community better able to maintain operational capability, and when integrated into your local electric grid provides grid-level resiliency supporting more than just local government infrastructure and transportation systems.
Increased Efficiency
Electric vehicles are inherently more energy-efficient than internal combustion engine vehicles, because they converting a much higher percentage of energy into propulsion, which results in reduced energy waste. When their electrical energy comes from a microgrid the efficiency is even higher by eliminating the distance between power generation and delivery.
Sustainable Operations
Current fueling systems are based on liquids or gasses being trucked in to a community, stored in tanks and pumped into vehicles. This system is disrupted when supplies are low, prices are high, or electricity fails shutting down the pumps. Microgrid-based electricity is ready for you by being generated and stored locally, and not dependent on foreign sources of fuel, or a lengthy processing and transportation system to provide the energy you need to operate your facilities and fleets.
By embracing microgrids for electrification, municipalities achieve multiple benefits simultaneously. They are more economic leveraging the cheapest local energy sources, strengthen community resilience from disasters, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles and buildings. Following this smart, efficient transition through electrification is a crucial step towards a resilient, cost-effective and sustainable future for municipalities. Start electrifying your municipal fleet today.
Electrifying Mission-Critical Services
Challenges for Municipalities from Implementing EV's
Infrastructure Requirements
Municipalities need robust, resilient and strategically located charging infrastructure with adequate power capacity and reliable connectivity to support mission-critical vehicle needs, especially during high-demand scenarios and adverse conditions.
Cost Considerations
High upfront costs for infrastructure and grid upgrades are a challenge, but long-term savings from reduced fossil fuel reliance, lower maintenance, and greater efficiency will mitigate those expenses.
Regulatory Barriers
Outdated policies, limited interoperability, and complex permitting processes hinder implementation. Collaborative efforts to update regulations, streamline guidelines, and foster partnerships are essential for overcoming these obstacles. Local governments are leading the way on this transition to smarter, more efficient, and more cost-effective energy systems.
Transitioning municipalities to electric vehicles and microgrids requires careful planning, an understanding of this new technology, and thoughtful consideration on how to apply it. Developing an electrification strategy by defining your community's needs, and determining the feasibility of adding EV's and developing microgrids is a complicated process. Get started by connecting with our municipal electrification experts.