Corridor Receives Over $46 Million From the Clean Cities Program to Establish Alternative Fuel Infrastructure
On August 26, 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Five Corridor Agencies were among the recipients, and have begun the work to put alternative fuel and energy efficient vehicles on the road and displace over 12 million gallons of petroleum per year. Here is a summary of the projects:
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
Puget Sound Clean Cities Petroleum Reduction Project ($15 million)
The project will expand the use of alternative fuel and advanced vehicle technology to create a regional sustainable market for renewable alternative fuels with the lowest lifecycle emissions, such as biogas made from waste products and solar energy, and elevate public awareness through outreach campaigns designed to reach an unprecedented audience of over 30 million people per year.
South Coast Air Quality Management District
UPS Ontario-Las Vegas LNG Corridor Expansion Project($5.59 million)
The project will complete a long-planned regional liquid natural gas (LNG) fueling corridor across the southwestern U.S., making the final connection between the existing public access LNG fuel infrastructure in Southern California and the LNG fuel stations being developed in Utah. The project will provide a 700-mile LNG fueling corridor along one of the nation’s most heavily traveled truck routes for the movement of various goods. UPS will construct a publicly-accessible LNG fuel station off of Interstate 15 in Las Vegas and deploy 48 heavy-duty LNG vehicles in its interstate alternative fuel operations. The new LNG station will support these 48 trucks, an additional 161 LNG trucks in UPS’ fleet, and other LNG fleet operators in the region.
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Drayage Truck Replacement Initiative($9.4 million)
The project will replace 180 diesel drayage trucks at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with LNG trucks. Additionally, workshops will be made available to truck operators and technicians working on LNG trucks. The final element of this application is an education/outreach component for alternative fueled vehicles that will be deployed by the Southern California Association of Governments Clean Cities Coalition and the SCAQMD.
San Bernardino Associated Governments
J.B. Hunt LNG Truck Project: Made in America Initiative($9.95 milion)
The project will deploy 262 heavy-duty LNG trucks in Southern California and construct two LNG refueling stations in San Bernardino and South Gate (South Los Angeles) to support J.B. Hunt’s initial LNG truck operations, and will allow the fleet to add additional LNG vehicles in the future.
Southern CA Assoc. of Governments Clean Cities Coalition
Expanding California’s E85 Ethanol Fueling Infrastructure ($6.9 million)
The project will add 55 E85 fueling stations throughout California. The stations will be placed in the areas with the highest concentration of flex-fuel vehicles.
