Examination of Transit Agency Coordination with Electric Utilities (2024)

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APPENDIX B Transit Agency Survey TCRP Synthesis Topic SA-60 Agency Survey Examination of Transit Agency Coordination With Electric Utilities 1) Agency Information: Agency Name: _________________________________________________ Name of lead person completing survey: _________________________________________________ Title of lead person completing survey: _________________________________________________ Email of lead person completing survey: _________________________________________________ Phone number of lead person completing survey: _________________________________________________ 2) System Demographics: ( ) Fewer than 100 peak fixed route buses operated in maximum service ( ) 100 to 499 peak fixed route buses operated in maximum service ( ) 500+ peak fixed route buses operated in maximum service 3) Would you describe your service environment as primarily: ( ) Urban ( ) Suburban ( ) Rural 67 

68   Examination of Transit Agency Coordination with Electric Utilities 4) Which climate conditions does your service area experience (select all that apply): [ ] High temperatures (over 90 degrees) [ ] Cold temperatures (below 35 degrees) [ ] Service has temperate climate [ ] Hurricane conditions [ ] Other notable climatic condition: _________________________________________________ 5) What stage is your battery electric bus program (including only revenue vehicles; paratransit vehicles are excluded from this survey): ( ) Planning stage ( ) Pilot—10 or few buses in operations ( ) Beyond Pilot stage—11 or more buses in operations 6) When did your program start? 7) When did your program start? 8) How many battery electric buses do you have? 9) What Charging Equipment do you have (select all that apply): [ ] DC chargers for depot charging [ ] AC chargers for depot charging [ ] Overhead charging on route [ ] Overhead charging for depot charging [ ] Wireless charging 10) How many battery electric buses do you have? 

Transit Agency Survey   69 11) What Charging Equipment do you have (select all that apply): [ ] DC chargers for depot charging [ ] AC chargers for depot charging [ ] Overhead charging on route [ ] Overhead charging for depot charging [ ] Wireless charging 12) How many battery electric buses do you have on order? 13) Is your agency subject to any regulatory requirements compelling you to electrify a portion of your bus fleet? ( ) Yes ( ) No 14) Please describe briefly (e.g., state mandate): ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 15) Does your agency have a zero emission bus transition plan? ( ) Yes ( ) No 16) Please describe briefly the transition goals in terms of percentage or number of buses planned to be zero emission and the timeline. ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 

70   Examination of Transit Agency Coordination with Electric Utilities 17) Please list all the electric utilities that provide electricity in the service areas where your buses are maintained or operate: ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 18) Does your utility require revenue grade meters? ( ) Yes ( ) No 19) For any of these utilities, do you have any of the following types of engagement, either established or in the discussion phase. Capital Funding/Financing: In No Established Discussion Financing of charging () () () equipment Financing of () () () construction Financing of () () () engineering/planning Make-ready program () () () Equipment leasing () () () Charging as a service () () () On-site energy () () () storage/microgrid solution 

Transit Agency Survey   71 20) Other capital financing (please describe): 21) For any of these utilities, do you have any of the following types of engagement, either established or in the discussion phase? Operational Financial Support: In No Established Discussion Special EV () () () Rate Structure Managed () () () charging/load management Advanced () () () metering /net metering Renewable () () () electricity sourcing Vehicle-to- () () () grid (V2G) 22) Other types of operational support (please describe): 23) For any of these utilities, do you have any of the following types of engagement, either established or in the discussion phase? 

72   Examination of Transit Agency Coordination with Electric Utilities Planning Support and/or Grant Funding Support: In No Established Discussion Help writing () () () transition plan Power capacity () () () evaluation Help with route () () () design/planning Help with () () () charging strategy Help with () () () energy management strategy Support in Low- () () () No Grant application 24) Other types of planning or grant support (please describe): 25) Do you have any formal agreements or contracts between your agency and the electric utility to formalize your partnership on BEB implementation? ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 

Transit Agency Survey   73 26) If you applied for FY22 Low-No grant funding, how did you incorporate your relationship with your utility into the grant application as required? ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 27) If you do not have any of these types of coordination with your electric utility OR you are declining to work with your electric utility, briefly describe WHY ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 28) Are there areas where you would like support from your electric utility that are not currently offered? ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 29) Are you willing to be considered for a case example for this report? ( ) Yes ( ) No