In Pictures: Colorado School District Deploys Six Electric School Buses With Bidirectional Charging

Bidirectional charging lets electric school buses both draw power and send it back to the grid.

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Six IC electric school buses now serve Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado.

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The $3.4 million Xcel Energy program aims to prove electric buses can double as mobile energy assets.

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The district expects real-world data on how bidirectional charging performs in daily fleet operations.

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Electric school buses could help districts cut emissions while supporting grid reliability.

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Six bidirectional chargers were installed alongside the new electric buses.

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School buses are increasingly viewed as ideal candidates for vehicle-to-grid technology.

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The buses will feed power back to the grid when they are not carrying students.

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Xcel Energy's funding covers both the buses and the charging infrastructure.

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