Port of San Diego Clean Cargo Project

EHC is partnering with the Port of San Diego on its clean air initiatives! Last year, the Port was awarded nearly $59 million for its Clean Cargo Project (CCP) from the U.S. Federal Environmental Protection Agency. The CCP will reduce harmful air pollution in Portside communities by electrifying Port operations and supporting Zero Emission (pollution-free) heavy-duty trucks. 

Breathing some of the most polluted air in California, San Diego’s Portside communities have long pushed for these critical improvements. Over the next four years of the grant, EHC will inform and update portside residents on CCP projects to ensure the community has a seat at the table. As a sub-grantee (grant partner), EHC will receive $100,000 each year from the EPA to fund this work. 

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The Clean Cargo Project will fund: 

• Zero-Emissions Truck Stop: Advance a proposed Zero Emissions Truck Stop, strategically located to serve the Port of San Diego’s two maritime cargo terminals, the arterial corridor Harbor Drive, and the region’s freeway network. 

• Zero-Emissions Equipment & Vehicles: Purchase and deploy battery-electric zero-emissions equipment, vehicles, and charging infrastructure, including 32 pieces of cargo handling equipment, 20 medium-duty stevedore shuttle vans, and 25 heavy-duty trucks. 

• Infrastructure Upgrades: Construct all remaining improvements to the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal (TAMT) legacy 12-kilovolt (kV) electrical distribution system (12-kV loop) to support zero-emissions electric equipment and shore power systems. 

• Shore Power Systems: Install three shore power systems to support for ocean going vessels and commercial harbor craft at TAMT and deployed throughout San Diego Bay.