New York State Zero-Emission School Bus Incentive Projects

NYSERDA's NY School Bus Incentive Program provides vouchers to accelerate the state's transition to a fully zero-emission school bus fleet by 2035. The dataset tracks individual project applications submitted by school districts and their partners, detailing bus specifications, funding awarded, and geographic distribution. It is compiled by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority from program applications and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of Incentive Amounts by County and School District Name to identify funding allocation patterns.
• Model the relationship between Fuel Type, School Bus Weight Class, and Model Year to understand fleet upgrade trends.
• Map project locations using Georeference and Census Tract to visualize deployment density and identify underserved areas.
• Track project Status and Date Project Approved to monitor program pipeline and completion rates.
• Assess equity by correlating the Priority School District Ind and Located in a DAC flags with Incentive Amount and Fuel Type.

Strengths

• Contains 26 distinct columns detailing bus specifications, funding, location, and program status.
• Includes geospatial fields (Georeference, Census Tract) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Data is actively maintained, with a last update timestamp in March 2026.

Limitations

• Total row count and project volume are unknown, preventing assessment of statistical significance.
• Sample data is unavailable, making initial data validation and schema understanding difficult.
• Temporal coverage is limited to projects beginning in 2023, offering no historical baseline for comparison.

Provenance

Source

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) via data.ny.gov.

Collection Method

Compiled from information collected throughout the NY School Bus Incentive Program project application process.

Time Range

Beginning 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-31.

Geography

New York State, with columns for County, City, and Zip Code.