The Mobility House North America has been selected as the charging provider for the Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) Zero-Emission Transportation Infrastructure Project and Microgrid. The industry-leading charge management system, ChargePilot®, will connect 35 DC fast charger ports serving PUSD's planned fleet of electric school buses. ChargePilot® will enable the fleet to draw power directly from PUSD's on-site solar and battery energy storage systems, including a 763 kW solar array and a 408 kW / 1,632 kWh battery storage system developed by project partner ForeFront Power, in tandem with grid electricity. This integrated approach is designed to offset approximately 80% of the District's electricity consumption and avoid an estimated 21,000 metric tons of CO₂ over the 30-year project lifecycle.
The project also includes eight EV charging ports for the District's "white fleet," two of which feature bi-directional charging capability. This vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology enables EVs to function as a "battery on wheels," storing and discharging power back to the grid to support grid resilience, offset energy expenses, and extend a clean energy resource to students, staff, and the broader Porterville community. Both V2G and microgrid technologies are central to PUSD's long-term resilience strategy, including protection against Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events.
"We are glad to be a part of such an innovative and ambitious project to benefit the school district and community of Porterville. Clean energy technologies such as solar microgrids, electric school buses, and V2G have enormous potential to provide clean and affordable energy and transportation solutions for school districts and communities across the country."
Greg Hintler, CEO,
The Mobility House North America
PUSD procured the project through the Procurement Assistance for Vehicle Electrification (PAVE) Program, managed by the joint powers authority SPURR. The project was developed and engineered by ForeFront Power, with CALSTART serving as PUSD's technical and project management partner for the EPA CSB grant.
About The Mobility House
The Mobility House is shaping the zero emissions future of energy and mobility. Our resilient charging technology makes EV charging reliable and flexible, and provides drivers the freedom of zero emissions, zero cost charging. We integrate flexible charging with energy systems to stabilize the electrical grid and free it from fossil fuels. Across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and North America, The Mobility House currently manages more than 2,700 EV fleet charging facilities, charges hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles, and trades power from more than 1 GWh of energy storage.