Can electric buses become batteries on wheels, ready to back up public buildings during wildfires, heat waves and other grid emergencies? A new project in Oakland, California intends to find out.

It’s called the V2B Oakland project, and it’s backed by $3.2 million in California Energy Commission funding, another $400,000 in matching funds from non-profit West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project and regional transit operator AC Transit, and contributions from a long list of technology partners.

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