Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government

A Greener Bluegrass with Compressed Natural Gas

Tracey Thurman, DirectorDivision of Waste Management

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Overview: Lexington’s Waste Fleet

• Service 96,000 homes and 3,000 businesses each week

• Municipal refuse fleet of 128 vehicles

• 11 vehicles run on CNG with 2 additional units to be delivered by December

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Why Transition to CNG?

Lower cost of fuel, domestic product• $1.50 to $2 below the cost/gallon of diesel

Projected savings in vehicle maintenance• Annual savings of about $6,500 per truck in fuel and maintenance.

Extend life of tune-up by 50,000 miles, and oil changes are good for an extra 25,000 miles.

Better for the environment• 20-30% reduction in greenhouse emissions

And the vehicles are quiet!

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Lexington’s CNG Refuse Vehicles

• Purchased as part of vehicle replacement schedule

• Python Multi-Pack - $353,000/unit• 24 yard body, 12’6 inches tall (tanks on top)• 12 ton load capacity• 75 GGE fuel capacity

CNG Mobile Fuel Unit

• Conducted RFP for fueling

• Council approved mobile fuel unit in April 2014 provided by Clean Energy

• Unit provides two, fast-fill hoses

• Official kick-off held August 2014

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CNG Investment

• Save money, work more efficiently, help the environment

• Drive change with CNG infrastructure

• Lexington recently awarded $1.2 million in CMAQ funding for public station

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Questions?

Contact Information:

Tracey Thurman, Director

Division of Waste Management

859-425-2836

tthurman@lexingtonky.gov