Washington Seaports Secure Funding for Electrification Projects

Washington Seaports Secure Funding for Electrification Projects

Eleven seaport operators in Washington are slated to receive a combined $26.5 million from the state to install shore power and other electrification projects, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced Aug. 21. They are the first recipients of the Port Electrification Grant Program, which state lawmakers created in 2023 with funds from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. Most of the selected ports have said they plan to use the funding to pay for shore power-related projects, which would allow vessels to plug in while at berth. They include the Northwest Seaport Alliance, which is the marine cargo operating partnership of…
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WETA Nets $16 Million Federal Grant for Ferry Electrification

WETA Nets $16 Million Federal Grant for Ferry Electrification

The Federal Transit Administration has awarded the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority a $16 million grant toward its Rapid Electric Emission-Free (REEF) Ferry Program, the transportation agency announced Nov. 30. The award means that four ferry projects at the Alameda Seaplane, Downtown San Francisco and Main Street Alameda ferry terminals are now receiving a significant financial boost from the federal government. “The grants help transit agencies make investments to increase reliability, improve connections to other modes of transportation, and bring older ferry systems into a state of good repair,” FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez said. The four projects,…
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