![]() Myers said this is a first in North America - the technology itself is very new. ![]() ![]() The program uses new vehicle-to-grid, or V2G, technology to pull power from the batteries on electric school buses. “We have taken a big step in our government’s commitment to building a generation power network that will ensure essential services can continue during power outages.” “This community centre, along with countless others, was there for Islanders during the toughest times, and now North Rustico Lions Club can do even more in an emergency,” said P.E.I.’s Environment, Energy and Climate Action Minister Steven Myers. The site served as a comfort centre during the aftermath of Fiona, and will be the very first wired building to accept power from electric school buses. The province unveiled the pilot program at the North Rustico Lions Club Thursday morning. At its peak, Fiona knocked out power for essentially every customer on P.E.I. ![]() Some Islanders were without power for weeks after the storm battered the province. Prince Edward Island is becoming the first province in the country to use its newly-electrified school bus fleet as mobile emergency batteries during natural disasters, like post-tropical storm Fiona. ![]()
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