The new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station in Lebanon, (PA), is the latest in a series of CNG fueling stations the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Love Company's Trillium CNG are working to open as part of a public private partnership (P3).
Through the $84.5 million statewide P3 project, Trillium is designing, building, financing and will operate and maintain CNG fueling stations at 29 public transit agency sites through a 20-year P3 agreement.
The newly opened station will serve Lebanon Transit. It is estimated that the transit agency's eight CNG buses will save $50,000 annually based on current diesel costs. The station joins a list of 13 additional CNG fueling stations that have been opened under the P3.
"This innovative program is helping transit agencies save on fuel costs while allowing them to move to a cleaner burning fuel," Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said. "These are important steps to helping us improve the quality of life across Pennsylvania."
"Pennsylvania is now a leading producer of natural gas, and this initiative aims to take advantage of that new, cleaner burning fuel source," said PennDOT Deputy Secretary for Multimodal Jennie Granger. "PennDOT is excited to partner on this program that will bring benefits for the state, transit agencies, and the public for years to come."
When the project is completed, the fueling stations will supply gas to more than 1,600 CNG buses at transit agencies across the state.