Consolidated Edison Company wants to electrify school buses across the New York area under a plan to have the fleet of vehicles double as energy storage batteries capable of helping the utility meet swings in power demand on its grid. The 8,000-odd school buses operating in Westchester County and New York City, if electrified, could provide about 450 megawatt-hours of energy storage, helping to lower peak demand on the system by as much as 112-megawatts, when prices are most expensive and the highest-emitting generators are dispatched. The seasonal use of school buses makes them ideal candidates for so-called vehicle-to-grid projects, soaking cheap, abundant electricity supplies during off-peak hours. Conversely, during the summer, when school is in recess, the buses will be widely available to discharge electricity when supplies are needed most to meet spikes in demand to run air conditioning. The mobility of the buses also allows them to be deployed in the highest demand areas. Con Ed’s Electric School Bus V2G project will start with five buses from the White Plains public school district, operating through the summer of 2021.