
Marking a major milestone for decarbonized public transit, the opening of Montgomery County’s Brookville Smart Energy Bus Depot today makes it the first microgrid to power electric buses in the Washington region. As part of a public-private partnership with the County, Arup was engaged by AlphaStruxure for detailed engineering to upgrade the existing bus facility's site infrastructure for vehicle electrification and connect all components for microgrid operations. The on-site energy generation components provide resilience and reliability to ensure that there will be uninterrupted charging availability for the bus fleet at all hours.