TTSD RECEIVES PGE GRANT FOR TWO ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES
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Tigard/Tualatin, Ore. – The Tigard-Tualatin School District (TTSD) will receive two new electric
school buses with funding provided by Portland General Electric’s Electric School Bus Fund,
made possible by the Oregon Clean Fuels Program.
This follows 2022 funding from PGE that paid for TTSD’s first two electric school buses,
installation of charging infrastructure and technical and training support.
“This is a welcome addition to our efforts to use cleaner fuels to power our bus fleet,” said TTSD
Superintendent Dr. Iton Udosenata. “We are very grateful to PGE for its support.”
PGE’s Electric School Bus Fund helps provide electric buses to public school districts within
PGE’s service area to give students a cleaner, quieter and healthier bus ride while also directly
benefiting the environment and providing cost savings for the district.
Transportation is a major source of air pollutants. Benefits of electric school buses include:
- Cleaner air
- Electric school buses reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Electric school buses have zero tailpipe emissions and reduce carbon monoxide emissions, nitrogen oxide emissions, and other toxic compounds
- Safety and comfort
- Electric school buses are quiet, reducing noise pollution in neighborhoods
- Drivers are better able to communicate with students
- Lower cost
- Electricity is less expensive than diesel, and prices are more stable over time
TTSD received two new electric buses on December 13, 2024, and they have been in operation since.
This project has been made possible by DEQ’s Oregon Clean Fuels Program via the PGE Electric School Bus Fund.
About the Tigard-Tualatin School District
Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J (TTSD) is Oregon’s ninth-largest school district. The District includes two comprehensive high schools, an options community high school, an online virtual academy, 11 elementary schools, and a District-sponsored charter school.
About Portland General Electric Company
Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) is an integrated energy company that generates,
transmits and distributes electricity to nearly 950,000 customers serving an area of 1.9 million
Oregonians. Since 1889, Portland General Electric (PGE) has been powering social progress,
delivering safe, affordable, reliable and increasingly clean electricity while working to transform
energy systems to meet evolving customer needs. PGE customers have set the standard for
prioritizing clean energy with the No. 1 voluntary renewable energy program in the country. PGE
was ranked the No. 1 utility in the 2024 Forrester U.S. Customer Experience Index and is
committed to reducing emissions from its retail power supply by 80% by 2030 and 100% by
2040. In 2024, PGE employees, retirees and the PGE Foundation donated $5.5 million and
volunteered nearly 23,000 hours to more than 480 nonprofit organizations. For more information
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