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The project included a solar canopy and six Level 2 electric vehicle charging ports that will support both the city fleet and Education Department operations.(Courtesy of Department of Citywide Administrative Services)<\/p>\nSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 New York City recently unveiled its first solar canopy electric vehicle charging installation on Staten Island. <\/p>\n
The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services and New York City Public Schools announced the completion of the solar canopy at the Michael J. Petrides School in Sunnyside. The project included a solar canopy and six Level 2 electric vehicle charging ports that will support both the city fleet and Education Department operations.<\/p>\n
The project included a solar canopy and six Level 2 electric vehicle charging ports that will support both the city fleet and Education Department operations.(Courtesy of Department of Citywide Administrative Services)<\/p>\n
It marks the first completed project under Local Law 63, which directs DCAS to develop a pilot program for installing five solar canopies in city-controlled parking lots \u2014 one in each borough It will be utilized by the city\u2019s green fleet, including electric school buses.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis marks the very first solar canopy installation on Staten Island, and with our partners at NYC Public Schools we are taking yet another step forward to advancing the city\u2019s long-term sustainability goals,\u201d said DCAS Commissioner Yume Kitasei. \u201cAt DCAS we are committed to building the nation\u2019s leading municipal electric fleet \u2014 to do so, we must continue to invest in the infrastructure needed to power than transition.\u201d<\/p>\n
The canopy was installed in the parking lot of the 43-acre school campus located at 715 Ocean Terrace. <\/p>\n
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In case of a power loss, the solar panels can continue to generate power to charge vehicles during sunlight hours.(Courtesy of Department of Citywide Administrative Services)<\/p>\n
The solar canopy is designed to support electric vehicle charging around the clock, with grid power serving as a backup source at night or when additional power is needed. In case of a power loss, the solar panels can continue to generate power to charge vehicles during sunlight hours.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we build a more sustainable future for our city, we\u2019re proud to see the first solar canopy electric vehicle charging installations in Staten Island take shape at one of our schools,\u201d said Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels. \u201cThis project demonstrates how partnerships with agencies like DCAS are helping us create greener, more innovative learning environments while advancing New York City\u2019s clean energy goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cAs we build a more sustainable future for our city, we\u2019re proud to see the first solar canopy electric vehicle charging installations in Staten Island take shape at one of our schools,\u201d said Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels.(Courtesy of Department of Citywide Administrative Services)<\/p>\n
The project is funded by DCAS with more than $250,000 in total investment toward the new sustainable fleet infrastructure. This includes approximately $227,000 for canopy and installation work and approximately $28,000 for the six charging units.<\/p>\n
The completed project expands New York City\u2019s municipal charging network to more than 2,600 charging ports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 New York City recently unveiled its first solar canopy electric vehicle charging installation on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320116,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-320115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}