Topic: Electrification

Challenge Foothill-De Anza Community College District faced increasing demand for electric vehicle (EV) charging across its campuses from students, staff, and the surrounding community. The District needed a scalable, multi-site solution—but lacked the internal capacity to efficiently manage the complexity of planning, procurement, incentives, and...

California has just taken a major step toward accelerating its clean-energy future: on October 6, 2025, the Governor signed AB 39 (the Local Electrification Planning Act, or “LEPA”) into law. For cities and counties with 75,000 or more residents, LEPA requires that—by no later than...

We’re excited to announce SPURR’s Fall 2025 Webinar Series, designed to help California public agencies simplify and accelerate their journey toward vehicle electrification. Through three free, information-packed sessions, SPURR’s Procurement Assistance for Vehicle Electrification (PAVE) Program will share practical insights, resources, and success stories to...

When Temecula Valley Unified School District (TVUSD) set out to electrify its food service vehicle fleet, reliability and speed were top priorities. The District needed a trusted partner that could deliver turnkey EV charging infrastructure—quickly, cost-effectively, and ready for future expansion. Through SPURR’s Procurement Assistance...

SPURR recently participated in an informative webinar with one of our four awarded PAVE Program vendors, ForeFront Power.  The PAVE Program (Procurement Assistance for Vehicle Electrification) is designed to assist California public agencies in planning and procuring EV charging infrastructure. The PAVE Program helps these...

SPURR’s new Procurement Assistance for Vehicle Electrification (PAVE) Program is designed to assist California school districts, community colleges, public universities, municipalities, special districts, and other public agencies in planning and procuring EV charging infrastructure at a fraction of the time and cost compared to traditional...

As SPURR recently reported, school bus electrification is on the rise, powered in part by new federal funding totaling from the EPA. A staggering $900M, reports Canary Media, has been provided to fund the mission of converting public school buses to electric vehicles.  Per CleanTechnica,...

Following the EPA’s issuance of $900 million in rebates for school bus electrification, utility providers are stepping up to the plate to help school districts make the transition.  “Not only are electric school buses more widely available than they’ve ever been,” UtilityDive states, “but as...

Frequently Asked Questions What is SPURR?The School Project for Utility Rate Reduction (SPURR) is a Joint Powers Authority formed in 1989 under the California Government Code’s Joint Exercise of Powers Act. Over 300 California public school districts, county offices of education, and community college districts...