Clean Energy to Fuel Brookhaven, NY Municipal Waste Fleet
May 12 2008 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE) has been awarded the
contract by the Town of Brookhaven, New York, to build and operate
a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station and provide CNG fuel
for more than 75 waste trucks serving the town�s 117,000 homes.
�Brookhaven becomes the newest municipality on Long Island to adopt
a clean waste management strategy by requiring the use of CNG
trucks by its carters,� said Andrew J. Littlefair, Clean Energy
President and Chief Executive Officer. �We are pleased to assist
Brookhaven implement its health and environmental goals for its
citizens, and also to reduce costs over time through the use of
less expensive natural gas fuel.� The term of the contract is for
10 years with two five-year renewal options and includes
preferential fuel prices for the town and for 13 contracted refuse
and recycling collection carters for seven years. The station will
be built on a 1.25-acre site at the town�s landfill. Fueling is
scheduled to begin on January 1, 2009. �This is another huge step
forward in our efforts to significantly enhance the quality of life
of Brookhaven residents. These trucks are quieter, cleaner, and
vastly less polluting than the diesel trucks they replace,� noted
Brian Foley, Brookhaven Town Supervisor. �Refuse collection and
disposal is a $100 million-plus �business� for Brookhaven Town. Our
new agreements with Clean Energy, National Grid, and our carters
mean we�re declaring an important environmental dividend for our
citizens with no appreciable additional investment on the part of
the Town.� Brookhaven estimates that this initiative over the first
seven years will displace 4.9 million gallons of imported diesel
fuel, reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 304 tons and particulate
matter by 12 tons, and reduce greenhouse gases by over 20%. The
natural gas used to make CNG will be supplied to the station by the
regional gas utility, National Grid (KeySpan), which will provide a
new pipeline extension to the fueling station site in order to
deliver the volume of gas required for the trucks. �National Grid
applauds Brookhaven Town Supervisor, Brian Foley, for his
leadership role in reducing emissions on Long Island,� said Tom
King, President of National Grid�s US Business. �Conversion of 75
trucks to compressed natural gas will displace 700,000 gallons of
diesel fuel per year. Not only does this contribute to better air
quality for the residents of Brookhaven but it will mean a
reduction in noise pollution. National Grid is proud to help
Brookhaven tackle climate change in a tremendous example of �The
Power of Action�." About Clean Energy Clean Energy, based in Seal
Beach, Calif., is the leading provider of natural gas (CNG and LNG)
for transportation in North America. It has a broad customer base
in the refuse, transit, ports, shuttle, taxi, regional trucking,
airport and municipal fleet markets, fueling more than 14,000
vehicles daily at strategic locations across the United States and
Canada. Information at: www.cleanenergyfuels.com. About Brookhaven
Town Larger in area than Nassau County and with a population of
483,000, Brookhaven is New York State�s second largest township.
Home of the State University of New York�s Stony Brook University
and Medical Center, the world renowned Brookhaven National
Laboratory, and most developable acreage found on Long Island,
Brookhaven has enjoyed robust economic growth attracting specialty
manufacturing, high-technology, and service businesses, even as
other areas have struggled. To find out more about Brookhaven click
on www.brookhaven.org. About National Grid National Grid is an
international energy delivery company. In the U.S., National Grid
delivers electricity to approximately 3.3 million customers in
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island, and
manages the electricity network on Long Island under an agreement
with the Long Island Power Authority. National Grid is the largest
power producer in New York State, owning 6,650 megawatts of
electricity generation that provides power to over one million LIPA
customers and supplies roughly a quarter of New York City�s
electricity needs. It is also the largest distributor of natural
gas in the northeastern U.S., serving approximately 3.4 million
customers in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode
Island. Clean Energy � Forward-Looking Statements This news release
from Clean Energy contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results and the timing of
events could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements including the number of natural gas
trucks that will use the Brookhaven fueling station and the
anticipated date that fueling will begin at the station. The
forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of
this press release and the company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent events or circumstances.
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