Christian County Public Schools have been awarded $2.3 million in rebate incentives to purchase electric school buses.
According to a news release, the award also includes up to $120,000 in infrastructure costs to cover the basic facility requirements for housing and charging electric buses and is part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus program.
This is the first round of funding from the EPA Clean School Bus Program, which President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law created with a historic $5 billion investment for low- and zero-emission school buses over the next five years.
Transportation Director Mike Brumley says, “School buses are one of the largest single-item purchases the district makes. Being awarded the incentive to replace aging buses with new, cleaner energy buses is a tremendous opportunity for our district. We also expect the cost savings in fuel for the district could be substantial over time.”