The Blog
Buying an E-Bus is the Easy Part
The Hard Part: Adding EV Charging to Your Facility Spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on anything requires thoughtful consideration. Buying an expensive electric school bus isn’t child’s play, but it’s a more straightforward purchase than figuring out how to charge it. Adding EV charging to your facility is complex, and the decisions you make […]
Sprocket Power Installs Microgrids at Vail GMC Hummer, Croton Auto Park, and Yonkers Honda, Pioneering Clean Energy Solutions for Auto Dealerships
Bedford Hills, NY – September 23, 2024 – Sprocket Power, a leader in clean energy solutions, is proud to announce the installation of state-of-the-art microgrids at three Westchester County, NY auto dealerships: Vail GMC Hummer, Croton Auto Park, and Yonkers Honda. These innovative systems incorporate solar power, battery storage, building and EV charging station control, and […]
Surprise Utility Bills in Era of Electrification
Background Sebastian Junger’s 1997 bestselling book The Perfect Storm recounts how the convergence of powerful storms in the North Atlantic sank the Andrea Gail – just a few hours after captain Billy Tyne, radioed area fishermen, “She’s coming on boys, and she’s coming on strong.” Likewise, strong storms are threatening the nation’s electric grid. There’s the […]
Sprocket Power Speaks at Clean Trucks Event
The Trucking Association of New York (TANY) held its fourth annual Clean Trucks event in Albany during the third week of August. Sprocket Power was among the event’s invited speakers. Maria Fields, Sprocket Power CEO, was a featured participant during Wednesday’s “Fleet Roundtable”. Fields, along with representatives from T-Mobile and Climate Change Mitigation Technologies, discussed […]
Sprocket Power’s Managed Microgrid is a Con ED Case Study
Sprocket Power’s managed microgrid project at Vail Buick GMC in Bedford Hills is a ConEdison PowerReady Program case study. The managed microgrid will reduce Vail’s projected annual energy use by 50% and projected annual energy costs by 80% in the 5th year of operation. It will also reduce Vail’s carbon footprint by 187 tons of CO2 […]
What We Are Up To
Hampton Jitney Project Phase 1 Sprocket Power has completed the installation of a customer charging hub and DCFC for EV bus charging at the Hampton Jitney Calverton Terminal. An additional fleet charging hub is planned as a phase 2. Battery Storage Installation Underway at Riverhead Ford/GMC How do you drive down net utility bills by […]
Sprocket Power is “NYC Accelerator Approved”
Sprocket Power is excited to announce that the NYC Accelerator program has named Sprocket Power an approved “Service Provider”. Service Providers are among a select few decarbonization specialists that can be referred to NYC building owners by the program to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions from their buildings. NYC Accelerator is the City’s […]
Sprocket Power Shines at NY-BEST “Capture the Energy” Conference
Sprocket Power CEO Maria Fields participated in a panel discussion at the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology (NY-BEST) annual “Capture the Energy 2024 Conference” in Albany in mid-May. Fields emphasized the value of “behind the meter” solutions for their ability to directly control energy cost burdens for businesses seeking to adopt EV charging. […]
The Clean Fight Selects Sprocket Power’s Hampton Jitney Project
A good, clean fight is a hard-fought competition contested within the rules. For The Clean Fight, a not-for-profit, supported by awards from NYSERDA, and the U.S. Departments of Energy and Commerce, their “fight” is with the significant obstacles that exist for New York based entrepreneurs and developers working to solve the climate crisis with innovative, cutting-edge […]
