The station is one of 60 CNG or liquefied natural gas stations and five renewable gas stations in the state that have been funded through the California Energy Commission�s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP).
�California is working to meet its climate and clean air goals and the transportation sector is responsible for about 40 percent of the greenhouse gas pollution in the state,� said Janea A. Scott, lead commissioner on transportation for the Energy Commission. �With CNG offering a 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared with gasoline and diesel, it is important to support projects such as this to realize near-term greenhouse gas reductions.�
More than 4,000 natural gas vehicles will soon be on California roads needing fuel stations. The Energy Commission considers CNG a good near-term alternative fuel to petroleum products while cleaner alternative fuels are developed. The fuel is particularly useful in medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
In addition to fueling stations, the Energy Commission has invested in CNG-fueled moving vans and in 180 CNG trucks at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports among other projects.
More about the ARFVTP can be found at: http://www.energy.ca.gov/drive/investing/
