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The Northwest Seaport Alliance, the agency overseeing the Port of Seattle and the Port of Tacoma, will receive $12 million to develop one or more shared electric truck charging hubs. These hubs will serve a network of about 4,500 heavy-duty trucks that provide cargo hauling services to the ports of Seattle and Tacoma. The project also will help reduce emissions from an estimated 300 diesel trucks, including greenhouse gas emissions that disproportionately impact disadvantaged, overburdened communities near the seaports and along major freight corridors between Seattle and Tacoma.

The M Public Transit System in Montgomery, AL received $16.9 million from the FTA Low No Emission Program to replace aging buses with new electric buses, purchase charging equipment, and implement a workforce training program.

The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) announced it received a $22.8 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) that for the first time will fund 10 new hydrogen fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs) to COTA and the region. The award will also support the construction of a new hydrogen fueling station at the McKinley Avenue facility, and help fund an additional 10 electric buses, all of which will help COTA achieve its goals to transition to a zero-emission bus fleet by 2035 and achieve net-zero carbon neutrality by 2045.

Texas’ first National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) site opened yesterday in Happy, along Interstate 27 between Lubbock and Amarillo. The new charging station, owned and operated by Impower Connection, marks a pivotal step in accelerating EV infrastructure buildout in rural areas and ensuring all Texans have access to reliable charging options. Officials from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ABB E-mobility, Impower Connection and Lonestar Electric Supply cut the ribbon on four Terra 184 chargers manufactured by ABB E-mobility.

The town of Deerfield, MA, installed four fast chargers to serve drivers who need a quick charge and four Level 2 chargers to serve those visiting nearby tourist attractions.

One of the first completed charging stations using CFI funds opened in September 2024 in Mount Vernon, Washington. With 76 charging ports, it is the largest municipally owned charging station in the country. Leveraging a $12.5 million CFI award along with state and city funding, the City of Mount Vernon was able to create a mixed-use hub with a library, conference center, electric bike charging, transit stop, and other amenities

Originally built in 2003, Stovroff Towers is a four-story, 74,000 square-foot senior living facility located in Amherst, NY. WinnDevelopment (Winn) plans to acquire the Property and implement a comprehensive renovation, converting the 120 single occupancy units into eight (8) studio apartments and fifty-eight (58) one-bedroom apartments, while investing in high-efficiency, low-carbon upgrades. The retrofit project prioritizes high-performance envelope upgrades and efficient electrification to transform Stovroff Towers and reduce site energy use intensity (EUI) by 78.30%. The project will be financed in part with low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity, allowing the decarbonization strategies to be implemented in a single, holistic renovation slated for completion by 2027.

St. Elizabeth Manor is a 4-story, 80-unit multifamily senior-housing building located at 150 Brielle Avenue in Staten Island, New York. The 61,320 GSF building was constructed in 1994 and has not undergone any major renovations since. Besides utilizing natural gas for space heating and domestic hot water production in the cellar, the rest of the building and all apartments run on electricity. Existing systems and infrastructure are mostly original to the building and nearing the end of their useful lives. The goal is to revive the building by improving the envelope, electrifying heating and hot water systems, installing heat recovery systems for ventilation, and installing wastewater heat recovery systems. Sisters of Charity Housing Development has 17 total buildings in their portfolio which includes 1272 total dwelling units. The owner’s goal is to replicate the above measures in all the buildings that have similar existing conditions, which will impact 804 dwelling units.

418 Fabius St is a multifamily building constructed in the 1950s that is part of Syracuse Housing Authority’s SHA’s James Geddes Development. This housing development is located on the West Side of Syracuse, NY, and comprises a total of 477 dwelling units housing 853 residents, and an estimated 265,000 square feet of construction spread across 35 buildings: 4 high-rise towers and 31 two-story rowhouses. The building selected for this pilot project, 418 Fabius St, is one of the high-rises, spanning seven-stories with a full basement below grade. The building has 52 dwelling units and a community space across 38,840 square feet of gross area, with an “X”-shaped footprint and four wings radiating from a central core.

215 East 68th Street is an approximately 1M+ square foot multifamily building in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Built in 1962 and spanning 32 floors, the building supports tenant heating, cooling, and domestic hot water needs through natural gas boilers and absorption chillers. As a result, the building burns fossil fuels for the entire year, putting the building in Local Law 97 penalty range starting in 2030. Rudin Management plans to retrofit the outdated system with new electric heat recovery chillers to offset natural gas usage and align with New York City’s electrification efforts. The new system eliminates the need for fossil fuel boilers to create cooling and domestic hot water in the summer. The building also intends to install “geo-ready” thermal taps to prepare for a potential future ground loop under the existing parking lot and heat recovery from the 24/7 building exhaust system. The project largely decarbonizes building operations and aligns the building with company-wide sustainability goals.