Alabama Clean Fuels Coalitions Summer 2014 Newsletter. Read about alternative fuel and advanced technology activities in Alabama. Learn how are we reducing our dependence on foreign petroleum, creating economic development and providing cleaner air thru the use of domestically produced alternative fuels.
www.AlabamaCleanFuels.org The Ripple: Summer 2014 1 ACFC Welcomes 2 New Members UPS: Reducing 2 Emissions At Every Turn Saving 500,000 Gallons 3 of Foreign Petroleum Volt Owners Surpass 3 Half A Billion EV Miles Energy Independence Summit 2014 4 IN THIS ISSUE: DON’T MISS Q: Why is idle reduction important? What are ways that I can prevent idling, and what are the benefits of doing so? A: Read the comprehensive Technical Response answer by clicking HERE. Or, go to http://www.eereblogs.energy.gov/ cleancities/ Q&A Corner OnTimeElectric...Meeting its Customer Commitments! 3 clean fuels clean air clean cities The Ripple Volume 1 Summer 2014 Governor Bentley signs into law HB552, which was unanimously passed by both the Alabama House and Senate. The bill removes the decal program for CNG vehicle use in Alabama. The bill also provides for taxation based on energy equivalence with gasoline for both CNG and LNG fuels. The motor fuel tax will go into effect October 1, 2016. FRONT: Lynn Harris, Alagasco; Mark Bentley, ACFC; Gov. Bentley; Phillip Wiedmeyer, ACFC; Winston Leavell, BACK: Sen. Paul Bussman, Bob Strickland, Corridor Clean Fuels ALABAMA CNG/LNG BILL SIGNED BY GOVERNOR BENTLEY EVERGREEN TRANSPORT/GAIN CLEAN FUEL CNG STATION OPENS IN CALERA, ALABAMA Evergreen Transport marked a new day for its carrier fleet with the grand opening June 5th of a GAIN Clean Fuel compressed natural gas station at its fueling and main- tenance facility in Calera, Alabama....just south of Birmingham. Evergreen has purchased 12 400HP CNG capa- ble Macks, with plans to expand the CNG fleet to 30 in 2015! The $1.5 million GAIN Clean Fuel station will be open to the public and for other fleets to use. “CNG will reduce our fuel costs and emissions while maintaining the superior transport services our clients expect from us...it’s a win-win situation as it will save on our fuel budget and is better for the environment” David Wildberger, President of Evergreen Transport. FIRST RESPONDER INSTRUCTOR TRAINING REGISTER TODAY! The program is designed to train First Responders to become cer- tified instructors, allowing them to train other first responders in their departments & communities. The full day training will cover CNG/LNG, Propane and Electric Vehicles. All materials and lunch provided. Go to: BIRMINGHAM: AUG. 19TH, MONTGOMERY: AUG. 20TH The Fuels Fix ezine is a quarterly collection of stories from around the country about alternative fuels, hybrids, emissions reduc- tion technologies etc. Check out the Alabama contribution. Go to www.FuelsFix.com www.alabamacleanfuels.org/NAFTCWorkshop
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www.AlabamaCleanFuels.org The Ripple: Summer 2014 1
ACFC Welcomes 2New Members
UPS: Reducing 2Emissions At Every Turn
Saving 500,000 Gallons 3of Foreign Petroleum
Volt Owners Surpass 3Half A Billion EV Miles
Energy Independence Summit 2014 4 IN THIS ISSUE:
DON’T MISS
Q: Why is idle reduction important? What are ways that I can prevent idling, and what are the benefits of doing so?A: Read the comprehensive Technical Response answer by clicking HERE. Or, go
to http://www.eereblogs.energy.gov/cleancities/
Q&ACorner
OnTimeElectric...Meeting its Customer Commitments! 3
clean fuels clean air clean cities
The RippleVolume 1Summer 2014
Governor Bentley signs into law HB552, which was unanimously passed by both the Alabama House and Senate. The bill removes the decal program for CNG vehicle use in Alabama. The bill also provides for taxation based on energy equivalence with gasoline for both CNG and LNG fuels. The motor fuel tax will go into effect October 1, 2016.
FRONT: Lynn Harris, Alagasco; Mark Bentley, ACFC; Gov. Bentley; Phillip Wiedmeyer, ACFC; Winston Leavell, BACK: Sen. Paul Bussman, Bob Strickland, Corridor Clean Fuels
ALABAMA CNG/LNG BILL SIGNED BY GOVERNOR BENTLEY
EVERGREEN TRANSPORT/GAIN CLEAN FUEL CNG STATION OPENS IN CALERA, ALABAMAEvergreen Transport marked a new day for its carrier fleet with the grand opening June 5th of a GAIN Clean Fuel compressed natural gas station at its fueling and main-tenance facility in Calera, Alabama....just south of Birmingham.
Evergreen has purchased 12 400HP CNG capa-ble Macks, with plans to expand the CNG fleet to 30 in 2015!
The $1.5 million GAIN Clean Fuel station will be open to the public and for other fleets to use.
“CNG will reduce our fuel costs and emissions while maintaining the superior transport services our clients expect from us...it’s a win-win situation as it will save on our fuel budget and is better for the environment”David Wildberger, President of Evergreen Transport.
FIRST RESPONDER INSTRUCTOR TRAININGREGISTER TODAY!
The program is designed to train First Responders to become cer-tified instructors, allowing them to train other first responders in their departments & communities. The full day training will cover CNG/LNG, Propane and Electric
Vehicles. All materials and lunch provided. Go to:
BIRMINGHAM: AUG. 19TH, MONTGOMERY: AUG. 20TH
The Fuels Fix ezine is a quarterly collection of stories from around the country about alternative fuels, hybrids, emissions reduc-tion technologies etc. Check out the Alabama contribution. Go to www.FuelsFix.com
ACFC WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS!MELTON FUELING is a CNG conversion company that converts a variety of fleet vehicles from passenger cars up to medium duty trucks and vans including Ford, GM and Isuzu. The company uses wide variety
of EPA certified and QVM (qualified vehi-cle modifier) systems and adheres to NFPA 52 guidelines. Melton Fueling is one of the premier conversion facilities in the South-
east doing conversions for some of the largest utilities in the region. A wide variety of bi-fuel and dedicated conversions and various tank packag-es are offered to fit your budget, space and fueling needs. Visit our website at www.meltonfueling.com.
PHOENIX ENERGY CORP is a full-ser-vice sales and service company specializ-ing in the equipment sales of Compressed
N a t u r a l Gas com-pre s so r s , d r y e r s ,
storage vessels, dispensers, control panels and refueling station components as well as installing EPA certified Natural Gas systems on vehicles. For all your CNG needs, visit their website at www.phoenixenergy-corp.net.
NEW CLEAN CITIES PUBLICATIONCLEAN CITIES NOW PROVIDES GREAT INFORMA-TION ON PROJECTS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
The new quarterly publication is available online at:http://www.afdc.energy.gov/up-loads/publication/ccn_18_1.pdf
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EACH OF THE ALTERNATIVE FUELS, VISIT THE ALTERNATIVE FUELS DATA CENTER
THE ALTERNATIVE FUELS DATA CENTER PROVIDES EASY-TO-USE TOOLS AND EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND ADVANCED VEHICLES.
The Renewable Fuel Standard, also known as the RFS, is a commonsense, bipartisan law that calls for the use of
homegrown renewable fuels in our transportation fuel supply - weaning us away from foreign oil, promoting
UPS’s fleet of alternative fuel and advanced technol-ogy vehicles is comprised of more than 2,500 vehicles, utilizing a variety of alter-native technologies and/or alternative fuels. The UPS fleet is also one of the most diverse in the private delivery industry. Vehicles with different technologies in operation, include:
REDUCING EMISSIONS AT EVERY TURN!
• Propaneengines(infleetsince1980)• Compressednaturalgasengines(infleetsince1989)• Hybridgas/electricengines(infleetsince1998)• Liquefiednaturalgasengines(infleetsince2000)• Electricengines(firsttestedinthe1930’s;infleetsince2001)If you would like to investigate alternative fuels for your fleet… contact Mark Bentley today!
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http://www.afdc.energy.gov
OnTimeElectric, serving the Birmingham metro area for nearly 30 years, is a company with a long history of
providing quality electrical service. After investigating many alterna-tive fuels and attending a number of ACFC workshops, Kerry Ad-kins, company president, made the decision to switch initially five of its trucks to run on cleaner burning and less costly propane autogas. Adkins said “Propane saves money
for our company in several ways. It is typically less expensive to buy than traditional petroleum, and vehicles operated on clean-er-burning propane require less maintenance. In addition, it is a
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OnTimeElectric, serving the Birmingham metro area for nearly 30 years, is a company with a long history of
providing quality electrical service. After investigating many alterna-tive fuels and attending a number of ACFC workshops, Kerry Ad-kins, company president, made the decision to switch initially five of its trucks to run on cleaner burning and less costly propane autogas. Adkins said “Propane saves money
for our company in several ways. It is typically less expensive to buy than traditional petroleum, and vehicles operated on clean-er-burning propane require less maintenance. In addition, it is a
domestic source of fuel that supports jobs in the U.S. and reduces the country’s reliance on foreign oil.”
“Shifting to propane autogas allows Adkins to continue to live up to their customer commitment of pro-viding on-time service in the most cost-efficient manner possible,” said Mark Bentley, ACFC Executive Director. Precision Sales & Service (an ACFC member) converted the five vans with certified bi-fuel components. The on-site propane autogas fueling equipment is supplied by Amerigas/Heritage (an ACFC member).
Last year over half a million gallons of fuel were saved by individuals that voluntarily commut-ed to work by carpool, vanpool, public transit, bicycling, walking, and working from home. In-dividuals took part in CommuteSmart, a feder-
ally-funded program of the Regional Plan-ning Commission of Greater Birmingham, provides incentives to
encourage workers to make the switch from driving their vehicle alone. Interested individ-uals register at www.CommuteSmart.org to identify others who live and work near them with matching schedules. Participants qualify for cash, gift cards, and prize giveaways along with an emergency ride home if they have an illness, family emergency, or unscheduled overtime. The Birmingham location serves commuters that live or work in Jefferson and Shelby counties, along with portions of Blount and St. Clair. Commuters in the areas surrounding Huntsville, Montgomery, and Mobile can go to our website for information and contacts for their local region.
SAVING 500,000 GALLONS OF FOREIGN PETROLEUM!
Volt owners, with cars in service more than 30 months in CA, exceeded the EPA rated 35 miles of EV range per full charge! Volt owners are doing more than 63% of overall driv-ing in EV mode. Owners typically drive more than 970 miles be-tween fill-ups and vis-it gas station less than
once a month. With an estimated 98 MIGs and 35 city/40 highway on electric gasoline power, Volt owners save approximately $1,450 in annual fuel costs with no change in driving habits.
VOLT OWNERS SURPASS HALF A BILLION EV MILES!
The city of Huntsville working with Nissan Corp. has installed an Eaton DC Quick Charger on Fountain Circle in down-
town Huntsville. The fast charge station is the first of its kind in Alabama ac-cording to the Clean Fuels Coalition, which helped facilitate the partnership.
HUNTSVILLE INSTALLS FIRST DC FAST CHARGER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN ALABAMA
PROVIDING QUALITY ELECTRICAL SERVICE & MEETING CUSTOMER COMMITMENTS!OnTime Electric
The Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition (ACFC), a nonprofit membership-based organization, is the state’s principal coordinating point for alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicle information. ACFC is a designated coalition in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities program. The promotion of clean, renewable, domestic energy sources helps reduce our dependence on foreign oil, improves local air quality and increases economic development opportunities in our local communities. For more information, please visit www.AlabamaCleanFuels.org or call 205-402-2755.
MARK BENTLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORALABAMA CLEAN FUELS COALITION
Clean Cities advances the nation’s econom-ic, environmental, and energy security by supporting local actions to reduce petroleum consumption in transportation. A national
network of nearly 100 Clean Cities coalitions brings together stakeholders in the public and private sectors to deploy alterna-tive and renewable fuels, idle-reduction measures, fuel economy improvements, and emerging transportation technologies.
The Alabama Clean Fu-els Coalition is a designat-ed Clean Cities coalition serving Alabama. Since our incorporation as a 501c3
Alabama non-profit corporation in 2002 we have worked to reduce our dependence on foreign petroleum consumption in the transportation sector; increase economic development (jobs) and improve air quality in Alabama through the use of cleaner burn-ing alternative fuels: The following graph depicts the results of our stakeholder’s efforts since 2009. In 2014 we are building on this success and anticipate, especially with gas and diesel pricing
accelerating, another excel-lent year when 2014 data is completed.
If you are in the private or public sector and would like to partner with
us to build on prior successes….call us so we can begin the dis-cussion on how alternative transportation fuels may benefit the bottom line of your fleet or organization.
On March 31 – April 2nd Phillip Wiedmeyer and Mark Bentley from the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition joined clean transportation leaders from across the nation in Washington, DC at the Energy Independence Summit (EIS) 2014 to educate federal policy makers about the need to expand America’s use of alternative fuels, including biofuels, electricity, natural gas, and propane autogas. The Summit is facilitated each year by the Transportation Energy Partnership (TEP) representing Clean Cities Coalitions from across the nation. Over 150 participants (Clean Cities and Industry) representing 27 states plus Canada and the District of Columbia held 165 Congressional meetings with elected representatives on activities with alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles in their respective areas. The Hill visits were preceded by a full day of high level presentations from both industry and governmental offices.
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE SUMMIT 2014BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS TO REDUCE PETROLEUM USE IN TRANSPORTATION
Linda Bluestein, DOE; Reuben Sarkar, DOE; Sam Spofforth, Clean Fuels Ohio; Mark Bentley, ACFC
