Senators Reverend Warnock, Ossoff Announce Over $15 Million in Clean Energy, Infrastructure Investments for Port of Savannah

Federal funds made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, championed by Georgia’s U.S. Senators, and will support electric vehicle infrastructure and more environmentally efficient fuel for jockey trucks used for port operations

$7.8 million will go to the Voltera Electrification of American Ports (VEAP) to install parking and charging infrastructure at the Port of Savannah for future electric vehicles

$7.5 million will go to the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) to a renewable fuel project at the Port of Savannah

Earlier this year, Senator Warnock led Georgia’s entire congressional delegation in a bipartisan, bicameral push to deepen the Savannah harbor to maintain its edge as an economic engine

Senator Reverend Warnock: “The investments we make in clean energy infrastructure today will help make our climate and communities more healthy and resilient tomorrow. That is part of the reason I fought so hard to pass bills like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and ensure it included historic investments for Georgia. Senator Ossoff and I will continue championing investments for Georgia’s ports to keep our state at the forefront of the nation’s clean energy economy”

Senator Ossoff: “Senator Warnock and I continue working to upgrade Georgia’s port infrastructure and establish Georgia as the national leader in advanced energy technology. Our bipartisan infrastructure law will continue to deliver long-overdue upgrades to Georgia for years to come”

Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) announced over $15 million in federal investments for clean energy and infrastructure projects at the Port of Savannah. The federal funds were provided through the Department of Transportation’s Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities grant program and were made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which was championed by Senators Warnock and Ossoff for the investments in Georgia.

$7.8 million will go to Voltera’s Voltera Electrification of American Ports (VEAP) program to construct and install parking and charging infrastructure for future electric vehicle (EV) fleet conversions at the Port of Savannah, to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from port-related traffic. $7.5 million will go to the Georgia Ports Authority for a renewable fuel project at the Port of Savannah that will replace the fossil-derived petroleum diesel fuel used by 621 jockey trucks with renewable diesel fuel, significantly lowering greenhouse gas emissions.

“The investments we make in clean energy infrastructure today will help make our climate and communities more healthy and resilient tomorrow. That is part of the reason I fought so hard to pass bills like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and ensure it included historic investments for Georgia. Senator Ossoff and I will continue championing investments for Georgia’s ports to keep our state at the forefront of the nation’s clean energy economy,” said Senator Reverend Warnock.

“Senator Warnock and I continue working to upgrade Georgia’s port infrastructure and establish Georgia as the national leader in advanced energy technology. Our bipartisan infrastructure law will continue to deliver long-overdue upgrades to Georgia for years to come,” said Senator Ossoff.