Wisconsin Propane Autogas
Roundtable
Lorrie Lisek, Executive Director
Wisconsin Clean Cit ies
May 10, 2018
What Is Wisconsin Clean Cit ies?
Clean Cities advances the energy,
economic, and
environmental security
of the United States by
supporting local actions
to cut petroleum use in
transportation.
Reduced petroleum
consumption
Reduced greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions
Reduced
dependence on
imported petroleum
FUNDING
Clean Cit ies: Tools of t he Trade
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• St at ewide organizat ion
• Public/ Privat e Part nerships
• 32M+ GGE Pet roleum Displaced in 2017
• 2017 Reduct ion in GHG Emissions 120,000 t ons
• Funding Opport unit ies
Local Part nerships: Members/ St akeholders
• Fleets
• Product and
service providers
• Environmental and
energy agencies
• Advocacy
organizations
Current Programs and Init iat ives
WI
BRAWT
Program
EPA Midwest Clean
Diesel Init iat ive
o Creat e a compet ent and experienced t eam t o guide t he
creat ion of an alt ernat ive fuel corridor t o:
Deploy select ed st at ions and vehicles t o f i l l ident if ied gaps
Provide educat ion/ t raining t o est abl ish a sust ainable alt ernat ive
fuel and advanced vehicle market
Signif icant ly grow t he availabil i t y and use of al t ernat ive fuels and
advanced vehicles in market s crit ical for long-t erm success of
t hese t echnologies
Creat e a 15% increase in pet roleum displacement wit hin each
Clean Cit ies Coal it ion geographic area
Develop and deploy a t emplat e t hat can be used around t he
count ry t o help ot her corridors t o be expanded
A competent team and well designed plan ensures the M2M Corridor
will expand beyond the end of the project term.
I-94 Project Goals:
Michigan t o Mont ana Corridor Proj ectUS DOE select ed proj ect - funded $4.9M (wit h mat ching part icipant cost share)
Proj ect began June 2017 wit h 60 t rucks and 15 alt ernat ive fuel ing st at ions commit t ed
o Key int ernat ional t rade rout e connect ing t he
Great Lakes and t he Int ermount ain regions,
covering 1,500 miles, wit h over 18 bil l ion vehicle
miles t raveled annual ly
o The population of people in the counties that are crossed by the I-94 Corridor is over 16.8 million
o Over a dozen nat ional park sit es and 230 t ruck st ops
o 5 mil i t ary bases
o 24 maj or count ies
o Significant number of alternative fuel stations already exist along I-94 corridor (690 Level 2 EVSE, 87 DC Fast Chargers, 36 CNG stations, 72 propane stations)
Significance of I-94 Corridor
EV
DCFC only
50 mile s
be twe e n
sta tions
5 mile s from
hig hwa y
Public sta tions
only (no Te sla)
CNG
150 mile s
be twe e n
sta tions
5 mile s from
hig hwa y
Public sta tions
only
Fa st fill, 3,600
psi
LNG
200 mile s
be twe e n
sta tions
5 mile s from
hig hwa y
Public sta tions
only
Propa ne
150 mile s
be twe e n
sta tions
5 mile s from
hig hwa y
Public sta tions
only
Prima ry
sta tions only
“Signage/Corridor-Ready” Criteria for 2017 Nominat ions
Incent ives, Funding & Opport unit ies
US EPA Clean Diesel Funding Assist ance Program(DERA Funding) $40M
ht t ps: / / www.epa.gov
Proposals Due: June 12, 2018 11:59 pm ET Ant icipat ed select ion July, 2018 - Ant icipat ed award Sept . -Nov.
2018 Various diesel emission reduct ion proj ect s
US Depart ment of Energy Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research Grant $68.5M EERE Exchange websit e or Grant s.gov Bat t eries and Elect rif icat ion $27M Mat erials $6M Technology Int egrat ion $20M Engines/ Fuels: Of f -road Appl icat ions $3.5M Co-opt imizat ion of engines and fuels $12M Concept papers due May 29, 2018 Ful l appl icat ions Due July 13,
2018
Wisconsin Energy Innovat ion Grant Program $5Mht t ps: / / psc.wi.gov/ Pages/ Programs/ OEI/ Request %20for%20Proposals.aspx
Proposals Due June 29, 2018 / 12:00 pm CDT
Municipal , Tribal Government s, K-12 School Dist rict s and
Manufact urers
Planning grant s – facil i t y/ f leet audit s & comprehensive energy
plans
Implement at ion grant s – building energy ef f iciency, renewable
energy, al t ernat ive fuel vehicles, inf rast ruct ure and associat ed
t raining and operat ions
Increment al Cost of al t ernat ive fuel vehicles (conversions or new)
& 50% of associat ed refuel ing inf rast ruct ure cost s
Successful appl icant s announced August , 2018
Wisconsin VW Benef iciary Mit igat ion Plan
ht t p: / / doa.wi.gov/ Pages/ vwset t lement wisconsin.aspx
$10M Replacement and scrapping of st at e vehicles
(1992-2009 medium-dut y and heavy-dut y t rucks)
$32M Est abl ish a program t hat wil l compet it ively award t rust funds t o
el igible appl icant s for t he replacement of publ ic t ransit vehicles,
giving preference t o communit ies or rout es t hat DOA det ermines are
crit ical for connect ing employees wit h employers
The remaining $25.1M wil l be dist ribut ed among El igible Mit igat ion
Act ions in response t o publ ic comment and furt her gubernat orial
and/ or legislat ive inst ruct ion. Wisconsin expect s t o submit a revised
BMP regarding t hese funds at a lat er dat e.
DOA ant icipat es holding publ ic meet ings at a lat er dat e and t his wil l
be announced on t he websit e.
Path to Successful
Sustainable Transportation
www.afdc.energy.gov www.wicleancities.org
Lorrie Lisek
Execut ive Direct or
231 W. Michigan, P301, Milwaukee, WI 53203lorrie. [email protected]
www.wicleancities.org