README for BSOOB Transit SMART Grant Microgrid Feasibility [supporting dataset] Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Program, U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) 2025-05-10 ---------------------------------------------------------------- LINKS TO DATASET ---------------------------------------------------------------- A. Dataset archive link: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.28732166.v3 B. Data Management Plan (DMP) archive link: https://doi.org/10.48321/D19E988F93 ---------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY OF DATASET ---------------------------------------------------------------- The data below has taken historical utility usage as well as electric vehicle demand on the utility, also taking into consideration fleet size, usage/mileage, utility prices based off of different times and illustrates the need for a microgrid as BSOOB Transit transitions to electrifying our fleet. ---------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------- A. General Information B. Sharing/Access & Policies Information C. Data and Related File Overview D. Methodological Information E. Data-Specific Information for: SMART Grant Repository Files F. Update Log ---------------------------------------------------------------- A. GENERAL INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0. Title of Dataset: BSOOB Transit SMART Grant Microgrid Feasibility [supporting dataset] 1. Description of Dataset:The data below has taken historical utility usage as well as electric vehicle demand on the utility, also taking into consideration fleet size, usage/mileage, utility prices based off of different times and illustrates the need for a microgrid as BSOOB Transit transitions to electrifying our fleet. 2. Dataset archive link: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.28732166.v3 3. Authorship Information: Principal Data Creator or Data Manager Contact Information Name: Trahmel Milashouskas ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3036-4860 Institution: Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Transit Address: 13 Pomerleau St, Biddeford, ME 04005 Email: tmilashouskas@bsoobtransit.org Associate Data Creator or Data Manager Contact Information Name: Taylor Briglio ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1534-9878 Institution: Willdan Energy Solutions Address: 2401 E. Katella Avenue, Suite 300 Email: info@willdan.com Organizational Contact Information Name: National Transportation Library Data Curator Institution: National Transportation Library, Office of Information and Library Sciences, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave SE, Washington D.C. 20590 Email: ntldatacurator@dot.gov 4. Date of data collection and update interval: 2/1/2024 with monthly updates 5. Geographic location of data collection: Biddeford, ME, United States of America (http://sws.geonames.org/4958141/) 6. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: This project was funded through the US Department of Transportation's SMART Grants Program and produced by the Mid-America Regional Council. The contract number is: 69A3552341012. ---------------------------------------------------------------- B. SHARING/ACCESS & POLICIES INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0. Recommended citation for the data: Milashouskas, Trahmel (2025). SMART Grant Data Repository Files. figshare. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.28732166.v3 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: This dataset has been released to the Public Domain (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). 2. Was data derived from another source?: No. 3. This dataset and its documentation was created and shared to meet the requirements enumerated in the U.S. Department of Transportation's "Plan to Increase Public Access to the Results of Federally-Funded Scientific Research" Version 1.1 << https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/Official%20DOT%20Public%20Access%20Plan%20ver%201.1.pdf >> and guidelines suggested by the DOT Public Access website << https://ntl.bts.gov/publicaccess/ >>, in effect and current as of April 10, 2019. ---------------------------------------------------------------- C. DATA & RELATED FILE OVERVIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. File List for the [filename].zip collection A. Filename: BSOOB BEB UsageData-01_01_2023-01_01_2024 (1) Short description: BEB Usage from 2023 for BSOOB Transit B. Filename: BSOOB Transit - BEB Energy Charge Data Nov22-Jan23 Short description: Charging times with Watt usage C. Filename: BSOOB year Fleet Miles-Fuel usage Short description: Miles usage. D. Filename: BSOOB-554-555 daily miles operated-2023.csv Short description: Daily Route Miles E. Filename: CMPBusChargerElectric.pdf Short description: Utility Charges for Charging BSOOB Electric Buses F. Filename: UnitilStatements_gas bills Short description: Gas utility usage and charges ---------------------------------------------------------------- D. METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: BSOOB and Wildan collaborated on reviewing business operations, the utility need, the utility demand and usage as well as pricing to use when calculating the energy savings of the microgrid. 2. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: The .csv, Comma Separated Value, file is a simple format that is designed for a database table and supported by many applications. The .csv file is often used for moving tabular data between two different computer programs, due to its open format. The most common software used to open .csv files are Microsoft Excel and RecordEditor, (for more information on .csv files and software, please visit https://www.file-extensions.org/csv-file-extension). The Portable Document Format (PDF) file format was developed by Adobe Systems and represents two-dimensional documents in a device-independent and resolution-independent format. There are PDF readers available on many platforms, such as Xpdf, Foxit, and Adobe's own Adobe Acrobat Reader. PDF readers/viewers or online services for basic functions are generally free (for more information on .pdf files and software, please visit https://www.file-extensions.org/pdf-file-extension). The .xlsx files are Microsoft Excel files, which can be opened with Excel, and other free available spreadsheet software, such as OpenRefine. ---------------------------------------------------------------- E. DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CTPP Data Part 3 data tables A. Number of variables (columns): S B. Number of cases/rows: S C. Each row represents: S D. Data Dictionary/Variable List: S E. Missing data codes: Null values are represented by blank cells. ---------------------------------------------------------------- F. UPDATE LOG ---------------------------------------------------------------- This README for BSOOB Transit SMART Grant Microgrid Feasibility file was originally created on 2025-05-20 by Trahmel Milashouskas 0009-0002-3036-4860 Grant & Procurement Coordinator, tmilashouskas@bsoobtransit.org 2025-05-10: Original file created