U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Project Update

East Tennessee Clean Fuels CoalitionEast Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition

Clean Cities UpdateClean Cities UpdateKristy Keel-BlackmonKristy Keel-Blackmon

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What is Clean Cities?Clean Cities advances the nation's economic, environmental, and energy security by supporting local actions to reduce petroleum consumption in transportation. A national network of nearly 100 Clean Cities coalitions bring together stakeholders in the public and private sectors to deploy alternative and renewable fuels, idle-reduction measures, fuel economy improvements, and emerging transportation technologies.

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• Support East Tennessee fleets

• Direct fleet & fuel supplier meetings

• Promote alternative fuels and transportation

• Work to build public access to alternative fuels

• Engage public through open meetings, events, workshops, newsletters, publications

• Education: adult & K-12

• Look for partnership opportunities

What Does ETCleanFuels Do?

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• Eco Travel Plaza in Crossville, TN• Goal: Cleaner, healthier place for truckers• Providing 50 electrified spaces for trucks• Reducing emissions by 70-99%• Solar Arrays

Roof-top 35 kW system Will offset much of the TSE electricity use

Truck Stop Electrification

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The EV Project in Tennessee

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I-75 Green Corridor Project

• Add public access E85 & B20 at 200 mile intervals

• Enable driving all the way from MI to FL on biofuels

• Will be the longest biofuels corridor in U.S. at 1,786 miles

• Displace 1.7+ MGY of petroleum

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Currently…• Very strong interest in gaseous fuels in our region

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Propane & Natural Gas

• Morgan County School System using buses fueled by both natural gas and propane autogas

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Propane & Natural Gas• Multiple applications• Attractive ROIs

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Kristy Keel-Blackmonkristy@etcleanfuels.org

865-974-9665www.ETCleanFuels.org