January 2015 Newsletter

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“Driving Wisconsin Forward” In This Issue: Page 2 Page 4

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Wisconsin Clean Cities Recognizes Members Meet Our Board of Directors Get Involved with Us! DOE Honors Wisconsin Clean Cities Question of the Month Annual Meeting & Banquet Recap Members and Alternative Fuel News Mark Your Calendars!

WISCONSIN CLEAN CITIES MEMBERS We look forward to serving you in the coming year!

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WISCONSIN CLEAN CITIES MEMBERS SILVER

AmeriGas BioCNG, LLC - Cornerstone Environmental Michels Corporation Odyne Systems, LLC Transit Express, Inc. Veolia Water Milwaukee, LLC

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Advanced VTech Blu. (Transfuels, LLC) Charter Fuels, Inc. CHS, Inc. City of Milwaukee Clean Energy Fuels DUECO, Inc. Endpoint Solutions Corporation ET Environmental Espar EVO CNG Harters Quick Clean Up, Inc. Hug Filtersystems Inland Power Group Interstate Energy, LLC dba Como Oil & Propane Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores Madison Gas & Electric MCC, Inc. Milwaukee County Outagamie County Probe Alternative Fuel Services Schlossmann Automotive Group Skinner Transfer Corporation Sheehy Mail Contractors, Inc. Stag USA Washburn County Wisconsin Bus Sales, LLC. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

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ASSOCIATE

American Lung Association in Wisconsin Barnes Green Energy, Inc. Boehlke Botteled Gas Corporation Central Steel and Wire Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation City of Port Washington Police Department City of Prairie Du Chein City of West Allis Dane County Dept. of Public Works, HWY & Transportation Dual Fuel Systems, Inc. E.H. Wolf & Sons, Inc. George Stone Go Riteway Transportation Group International Motorwerks, Inc. Madison Truck Equipment, Inc. Midwest Green Solutions.com LLC Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Northern Battery Outpost Natural Foods PST Cylinders, LLC Remy Battery Co., Inc. Sargento Foods Thermo/Cense, Inc. Veriha Trucking, Inc. Wisconsin Propane Gas Association

SUPPORTERS

City of Beloit Dr. George Corliss Jeffrey Bach Jeffrey Deutschlander Lisa Geason-Bauer Robert Behling Tim Glynn

INDIVIDUAL Brian Buckta

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MEET OUR 2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Craig Fischer, Dual Fuel Systems Mary Smarelli, Transit Express, Inc. Jeffrey Bach, American Diesel Systems Katrina Bell, ANGI Energy Systems Matthew Carr, Cummins NPower Ruanna Hayes, Kwik Trip, Inc. Matt Jarmuz, Odyne Systems, LLC Jaime Mendez, AmeriGas Bryan Nudelbacher, GAIN Clean Fuel Bob Reagan, We Energies Jeff Shefchik, Paper Transport, Inc. George Stone, Milwaukee Area Technical College Jeff Tews, City of Milwaukee Department of PW

Auxiliary Board Members: Carrie Kratz, Contract Transport Services, LLC David Hagopian, Advanced VTech Lisa Morris, Time Transport, Inc. Thomas Schee, International Motorwerks

BECOME A MEMBER TODAY! Together we can “Drive Wisconsin Forward!”

Your membership will allow us to continue to strive for reduced petroleum consumption, clean air, and an improved quality of life. Along with helping support many projects we are currently working on throughout Wisconsin, your membership would also included several benefits: • Information on upcoming grants that will allow your company to save money on infrastructure, vehicles, or fuel, as well as information about projects and the latest alternative fuels news; • Support for grant preparation or assistance; • A representative from your company may serve on our Board of Directors and supporting committees; • Access to Wisconsin Clean Cities events, which include seminars, meetings, and conferences; • Networking opportunities with fleets and industry partners; • Technical training, workshops, and webinars; • Individual consultation and technical assistance; and • Public recognition for progress in reducing petroleum consumption and assistance with media outreach.

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DOE HONORS WISCONSIN CLEAN CITIES Wisconsin Clean Cities (WCC) was recently honored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Representatives from nearly 100 Clean Cities coalitions from across the country gathered for the 2014 Clean Cities Coordinator Workshop held in Golden, Colorado December 9–11, 2014.

In 2013, WCC reported nearly 12 million gallons of petroleum displacement and averted more than 55,000 tons of greenhouse gases through the deployment of alternative and renewable fuels, advanced vehicles, idle reduction and fuel economy improvements, a 144% increase compared to 2012. Contributing to this success was the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program (WCTP), a four-year initiative aimed to significantly reduce petroleum consumption and emissions in Wisconsin. “The WCTP resulted in 19 private and 3 public alternative fueling or electric charging stations and deployed 377 vehicles on the roads of Wisconsin.

The program displaced over 2.26 million gallons of petroleum between January 2010 and December 2013. These accomplishments also contributed to the National Clean Cities’ major milestone in 2013 of reducing U.S. petroleum consumption by one billion gallons in a single year for the first time ever,” stated Lorrie Lisek, Executive Director of WCC. Read More

CLEAN CITIES QUESTION OF THE MONTH

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ANNUAL MEETING & WISCONSIN SMART FLEET BANQUET RECAP Wisconsin Clean Cities, Inc. (WCC) hosted its 20th Annual Stakeholder Meeting on December 9, 2014 at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Over 100 attendees participated in the event which celebrated the efforts and accomplishments of its members and Wisconsin Fleets in moving toward the use of alternative fuels and cleaner air for Wisconsin.

The meeting was followed by an evening banquet that recognized the success of the Wisconsin Smart Fleet (WSF) Program. The WSF program provides fleets with tools to meet their internal economic goals, reduce their carbon footprint through the implementation of alternative fuels and technologies, and to provide them with smart fleet branding.

“We are proud to recognize our leaders throughout the state of Wisconsin. The accomplishments of the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program served as a catalyst to the successes we honored today. Our new logo depicts our efforts as a statewide organization as we progress into a new decade,” stated Lorrie Lisek, Executive Director of WCC. Featured speakers at the event included Maria Redmond of the Wisconsin State Energy Office; Commissioner Ghassan Korban of the Department of Public Works; and George Stone, WCC Board Member. Congratulatory videos from Senator Ron Johnson and Senator Tammy Baldwin were also presented. To view photos from the event, please visit www.facebook.com/WisconsinCC. WCC honored its 2014 Forward Fleet and Leadership Awards at the Annual Meeting. Awards are determined based on use of alternative fuels, idling technologies and policies, and advanced technology vehicles by WCC members. The 2014 award winners were: Forward Fleet Awards for Petroleum Displacement went to: • #1 Paper Transport, #2 Kwik Trip, #3 Time Transport, #4 Veriha Trucking, and #5 GO Riteway Transportation Group Leadership Awards went to: • City of Milwaukee, Skinner Transfer Corporation, Transit Express, Contract Transport Services, and Port Washington Police Department WCC also presented a service award to Jerry Medinger, American Lung Association, for Outstanding and Long-lasting Leadership on the WCC Board of Directors. The WCC Cornerstone Award was given to Kwik Trip, of La Crosse for their impactful and substantial contributions to the industry that have positioned Wisconsin as a leader in the CNG industry. The WCC Clean Fuel Champion Award was given to GAIN Clean Fuel, of Appleton for their long standing reputation as a leading provider of alternative fuels not only in Wisconsin but throughout the United States.

WSF partners that were recognized at the banquet included: • Time Transport, Contract Transport Services, Remy Battery, Kwik Trip, County of Dane, City of Milwaukee, and Barnes Green Energy

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ANNUAL MEETING & WISCONSIN SMART FLEET BANQUET PICTURES

Check out all of the pictures from the event on our Facebook page!

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WCC MEMBERS & ALTERNATIVE FUELS NEWS • Gaz Métro & ANGI for Quebec BioNGVs • Why CNG for Paper Transport?

• Odyne Delivers Its First Cal Plug-In • Another GAIN Clean Fuel CNG Station for Core-Mark • Mansfield Clean Energy Partners opens first CNG station in joint venture • Jacksonville Transportation Authority Awards Clean Energy $8.1 Million Deal; Additional Fueling Agreements with Clean Energy Announced • Milwaukee Featured in Knowledge Sharing Video

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Obama Signs Key Alt-Fuel Legislation Into Law Obama Signs Propane Education & Research Enhancement Act 2014 Into Law 2014 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Year In Review Use of Clean, Cost-Effective Transportation Fuel in Wisconsin Grows by 132% Congress Acts on NGV/Alt Fuels Bills Congress Looks at Natural Gas Vehicles Clean Cities Strategy on February 25 CNG is gaining popularity as a motor fuel in Wisconsin Law Proposes Bipartisan, Common Sense Solution Addressing the PERC Restriction • Wisconsin sheriffs explore alternative fuels for vehicles • PERC Extends Doubled Incentives for LPG Mower Program Through 3/2015

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MARK YOUR CALDENDARS!

January 5-9, 2015 CNG Training for Heavy Duty Applications MATC, Oak Creek, WI 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST

February 22-24, 2015 Energy Independence Summit Capitol Hill Washington, D.C.

January 9, 2015 RENEW Annual Energy Policy Summit UW-Madison, Madison, WI 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST

March 3-4, 2015 Green Truck Summit Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN

January 13-14, 2015 CNG Tank & Fuel System Inspection Training MATC, Oak Creek, WI 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST

March 4-5, 2015 Sustainability Summit Wisconsin Center Milwaukee, WI

February 24, 2015 Impact and Innovation Conference Pyle Center, Madison, WI 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM CST

May 4-7, 2015 ACT Expo Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Dallas, TX

CHECK THESE OUT!

CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE! www.wismartfleet.org

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WCC is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), organization, and is one of nearly 100 Clean Cities coalitions across the U.S. WCC works to reduce emissions, encourage the use of alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, and develop the refueling infrastructure necessary to sustain the industry.