[Content courtesy of Rep. Spanberger’s website, edited for brevity]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a total of $380 million for the Virginia Port Authority to purchase new zero-emission cargo handling equipment and charging infrastructure at the Port of Virginia.
This grant funding was awarded through EPA’s Clean Ports Program — created by the Inflation Reduction Act. The $380 million awarded to the Virginia Port Authority was selected through the Clean Port Program’s Zero-Emission Technology Deployment (ZE Tech) Competition. This funding opportunity supports zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure to reduce mobile source emissions, like criteria pollutants, air toxics, and greenhouse gases, and deliver cleaner air for local communities. The Virginia Port Authority will use these federal grant dollars to help purchase electric cargo handling equipment, upgrade charging infrastructure, and implement a new battery energy storage system.