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How Incentives, AI, and Energy Markets Are Reshaping School Transportation
Sit down with Joe Annotti of TRC Companies to talk district grant funding, utility challenges, AI, and why school buses are evolving from transportation assets into energy assets.
June 3, 2026
School buses are no longer just transportation assets; they're becoming energy assets.
At ACT Expo, Joe Annotti of TRC Companies (the group that hosts ACT Expo, monitors clean transportation trends, and assists schools with incentives), discusses the evolving landscape of school transportation, including grant funding, electrification challenges, utility constraints, AI, and the growing role of energy management.
In this interview, he explains:
- Why grant administration remains a major challenge for school districts
- How battery technology and supply chains are influencing adoption
- The impact of utility power availability on fleet electrification
- Why school buses are becoming digital and energy assets
- How vehicle-to-grid and energy markets could create new revenue opportunities
- The role AI is beginning to play in fleet planning and operations
- Why "the right direction" may look different for every fleet
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