A California Energy Commission packet proposes awarding Highland Electric Fleets Inc. up to $10.3 million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for electric school-bus charging infrastructure, while leaving the location of 32 charging ports unidentified.
The CEC packet says the project would provide at least 119 direct-current fast-charging ports. Its scope assigns 30 ports to Compton Unified School District, 12 to Santa Monica-Malibu Unified, eight to La Habra City School District and 37 to San Bernardino City Unified. Another 32 ports are assigned to a site listed only as “TBD.”
That creates a discrepancy within the proposed materials: The resolution describes the project as covering four sites, while the scope table includes the four named districts plus the unidentified allocation. The packet does not say which school district or facility would receive the 32 ports.
The proposed agreement is identified as ZVI-26-009 and would use Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund money to supplement existing Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project awards. The materials also say the infrastructure would support transportation needs related to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.
The packet shows blank fields for the proposed resolution’s “AYE,” “NAY,” “ABSENT” and “ABSTAIN” totals. It therefore documents a proposed grant and agreement, not a final vote or confirmed award. The CEC and Highland Electric Fleets should clarify the identity of the fifth site, reconcile the site-count language and provide the final resolution or meeting record showing whether the commission acted.
