An electric bus is parked under a solar canopy with chargers.
The Brookville Smart Energy Bus Depot in Silver Spring, Maryland.
  • Montgomery County, Maryland aims to transition its electric bus fleet to zero-emissions by 2035.
  • The county is building microgrids with solar, battery storage, and eventually green hydrogen.
  • The microgrids are islands of power that are resilient during outages and emergencies.
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Montgomery County, Maryland, is on the cusp of a clean-transit transformation.