Sharp Energy Ensures Success Through Clean Cities Connections

Clean Cities coalitions along the East Coast are working with Sharp Energy, a propane gas company, to ensure propane fueling stations have what stakeholders need.

Sharp Energy, a subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, is based in Georgetown, Delaware. The company primarily serves the Mid-Atlantic region but is expanding across the country.

“Clean Cities support has been incredibly valuable. We have a great relationship with the Eastern Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Transportation [EP-ACT], which has allowed ...

Massachusetts School Fleets Get Answers through Electric Bus Testing

Every school day, more than 25 million U.S. students catch the big yellow bus. In 2016, that familiar trip changed for some students in Massachusetts who are riding new electric school buses.

A $2 million pilot project, funded through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, allowed three school districts to purchase Type C electric school buses and Level 2 bidirectional vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging stations to test the technology in cold weather environments. Massachusetts Department ...

$20 million from the Trust has been allocated for the Clean Air Communities Program. Eligible projects will be awarded to state and local governments across the Commonwealth through a competitive application process. Eligible projects will be selected on the basis of emission reductions and cost-effectiveness of emission reductions ($VW/Ton of NOx). Eligible projects require a minimum 25% cost-share. The minimum required cost-share can be provided by the eligible applicant and/or by another government or non-government funding source. Projects with a greater cost-share ...

EPA has refreshed and updated Local Action Framework: A Guide to Help Communities Achieve Energy and Environmental Goals. Local and tribal governments are doing the hard work of implementing energy and environmental programs on a community level: reducing air pollution, improving air quality, lowering energy costs, supporting local economic development, improving public health, and increasing energy system reliability. This guide is intended to help make that hard, complicated work a little easier.

The guide is designed to help local and tribal ...

Eligible customers can receive a $3,500 rebate on the 2019 Nissan LEAF.

Nissan North America has announced a rebate of $3,500 for the 2019 Nissan Leaf, the world’s best selling electric car. This $3,500 discount, combined with the $7,500 Federal tax credit can save $11,000 for Virginia residents.

For the 2020 Nissan LEAF eligible customers can receive a $3,000 rebate!

The Nissan Leaf has features including:

A 151 mile range
Eco Mode which “limits the motor’s output and conserves energy”
B Mode which further ...

Plug In America (PIA) is offering our nationwide web-based PlugStar EV Specialist Basic Course to dealers at NO COST until June 15th. If a dealership chooses to participate, we hope this opportunity will help support sales teams and electric vehicle (EV) sales during this difficult time.

PIA, a nonprofit organization with the mission of advancing widespread adoption of electric cars, is committed to the health and safety of communities and dealerships nationwide. We understand the concern and uncertainty dealerships may be ...

PHILADELPHIA (April 24, 2020) – In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $780,000 today to replace 39 older diesel school buses in Virginia. The funds are among $11.5 million going to replace 580 older diesel school buses in 157 school bus fleets in 43 states and Puerto Rico, each of which will receive rebates through EPA’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funding. The new buses will reduce pollutants that are linked ...

Update on Legislation that Supports Alternative Fuels in the 2020 General Assembly

HB 717 – Electric vehicle rebate program working group. (Del. Reid) – Passed House and Senate. Amended to establish a working group to determine the feasibility of an electric vehicle rebate program.

HB 577 – State Pollution Control Board; implementation of low emissions vehicle program. (Del. Keam) – Failed House Appropriations committee.

This bill increases the availability of AFVs by joining 13 other CARB states in requiring auto manufacturers to offer ...

Committed to its sustainability goals, UPS has entered into multi-year renewable natural gas agreements with Kinetrex Energy and TruStar Energy. These two contracts, which will supply UPS with up to 80 million gallon equivalents (GEs) of biomethane over the life of the agreements, build on a prior contract in which UPS agreed to purchase 170 million gallons of biomethane, its biggest commitment to date.

Over the next seven years, UPS has agreed to purchase 250 million GEs of biomethane total, making ...

HB 717 – Electric vehicle rebate program. (Del. Reid)

This bill assists consumers, auto dealers, and vehicle manufacturers in developing a robust market for electric vehicles in Virginia by providing an incentive to choose zero-emission vehicles over polluting gasoline and diesel vehicles.

HB 577 – State Pollution Control Board; implementation of low emissions vehicle program. (Del. Keam)

This bill increases the availability of AFVs by joining 13 other CARB states in requiring auto manufacturers to offer vehicles in Virginia. The restriction of ...