How are City & County Fleets Reducing Their Carbon Footprints Today?

2. How are City & County Fleets Reducing Their Carbon Footprints Today? • Administrative Comments • Outline • Rick Longobart, City of Santa Ana • Paul Condran, City of Culver City • Rick Sikes, City of Santa Monica • John E. Alley, City of San Diego • Questions & Answers

3. Rick Longobart City of Santa Ana RLongobart@santa-ana.org (714) 647-3348

4. Alternative Energy Plan • Develop an Alternative Energy Plan • Recommend practices and assist in creation of fleet conservation, sustainable, and recycling programs • Identify and recommend grants to meet funding needs for areas identified in energy and conservation plan • Identify and recommend appropriate collaborative and public/private partnerships for various program elements to achieve program objectives

5. Alternative Energy Plan • Identify and foster relationships with public and private individuals and agencies to assure the linkages are in place to achieve program objectives • Identify one or various fuel, energy type and include results • Identify recommended replacement vehicles, cost and savings

6. Facilities and Operation Practices • Close loop operation; • Zero Waste Operation • Lighting, HVAC and Facility Maintenance • Deliveries and products purchased within city limits • Products made in USA

7. GPS Technology • GPS Based Fleet Management Benefits • Utilization • Anti-Idling • Security • Profitability • Efficiency • Safety • Customer Service • GPS Services Offering: • Turn-Key Solutions • Reliability of Customer Service • Solutions & Partnerships • Integration – Sensors & Legacy Applications

8. Grant Funds • Where to find to find the money; • Clean Cities Coalitions • Council of Governments • Regional Air Districts • County or Local • Utilities • Federal • League of Cites • How to apply for Grants and what to expect • In-house staff or contractual services • How can a consultant assist • What happens after your approved

9. Paul CondranCity of Culver City paul.condran@culvercity.org (310) 253-6520

10. Culver City and Compressed Natural Gas - CNG • Started analyzing various alternative fuels in 1995 (CNG, • LNG, methanol, pure-ethanol, propane, blends) • Studied various methodologies/technologies/engines • It became clear natural gas was/is the best choice for • clean fuels • Abundant, extremely clean, safe, technically- • economically viable, inexpensive-fuel, commercially • available, infrastructure already in place, American borne, • removes dependencies on oil. • Equipment technologies are fully developed (and new • technologies being designed)

11. Culver City and Compressed Natural Gas - CNG • CNG promotes clean air, is environmentally sound, and is • plentiful • CNG is scientifically proven to reduce CO2 and • Particulate Matter (PM) by 90% • CNG is over 65% cleaner than “clean diesel” • technologies for NOx (when using SCR). 85% w/o SCR • We have experienced lower overall operating costs • (compared to gasoline or diesel), and longer engine life • Fuel cost is less than 65% of fossil fuels • Millions of grant funding dollars is available for CNG (for • fuel stations, infrastructure and vehicles)

12. Culver City and Compressed Natural Gas - CNG • 80% of all fuel dispensed is CNG, over 995,000 GGE • Reduced NOx by – 91,000lbs • Reduced PM by – 36,000lbs • Reduced CO2 over the last nine years from 2896 to 806 • (m.t.), a reduction of 2,090 CO2 in m.t. • Eighty percent (80%) of our heavy-duty fleet affected by the CARB rule operate on 100% CNG. The remaining 20% have been retrofitted with BACT two years ahead of the CARB mandate, and will be replaced with CNG when they are removed from the fleet • Fleet Utilization Plan includes an alternative fuel approach for replacement policy

13. Culver City and Compressed Natural Gas - CNG • Very important to be a collaborative thinker • Openly listen to the ideas of others & be flexible • Become brilliant (but it’s perfectly fine to make mistakes) • Once you commit to an alternative fuel, do it at 100% and • become the best at using, developing & applying the technology • We don’t recommend taking a cafeteria approach to alternative • fuels; it’s very hard to effectively manage • Some alternative fuels will force you into a “hostage situation” • (for the delivery/availability of the fuel). This must be avoided • Meet with and listen to the advice of the experts & suppliers • Develop vehicle specifications around the technology. Don’t fit • the technology to existing equipment • Be proactive not reactive. Demonstrate Leadership

14. Culver City and Compressed Natural Gas - CNG

15. Culver City Recycling Efforts • We practice Green recycling methods throughout the facility • Measured against a 100 – point program criteria • Calif. State Certified “Green Model Shop,” 4 years. DTSC • Certified and inspected • Use of only dry cleaning methods, hydrophobic mops, • biodegradable materials, dedicated washing materials • 100% Used engine oil is recycled – verified • 100% of all paper products, purchasing policy requires only • recycled materials • 100% use of recycled coolant • All Maintenance staff is trained (annually) in DTSC practices • Pure Power life-time oil filters. Never buy another filter. 100% • verified in lubricity filtration, contaminant control, aqueous • cleaning

16. Culver City Facilities Management • How many of you, have an adopted Facility Maintenance Plan? If you do, does it include your fueling systems? • PM program for infrastructure • PM program for shop equipment • PM program for elevators (or contracting this function) • Inspection criteria for office equipment and ergonomics • PM program for hydraulic lifts, jacks, and large tools • Replacement cycles (life cycles) for shop equipment • UST program, permits, certifications, cycled repairs and • timetable for annual inspections (included in the plan) • UST operator policy • Regulatory compliance countermeasures

17. Culver City Facilities Management • We recently updated our FMP to include a dedicated section on our CNG fueling station • Includes diagrams • Includes a full pictorial and location map of all devices • Location and function of all ESD • Functionality of emergency systems • Operating instructions of emergency CNG station • generator • Safety systems in the shop (methane and CO2) • detectors and their locations • FMP includes part identifications, part numbers, • stocking requirements and OEM information

18. Culver CityFleet Reduction-Utilization • Stated & Adopted Fleet Utilization Policy • Ratios between the active and inactive fleet • Do you have the right vehicle and the right quantity of vehicles to perform the mission? • Do you have a stated policy that avoids fleet creep? • Sometimes fleet growth is correct. Don’t reduce the fleet only for cost reductions • Pool vehicle inventory is far more cost effective • Municipal fleet sharing – Very cost effective • All fleet acquisitions are alternative fuel wherever possible, or have maximum GHG reduction technology strategies

19. Culver City Vehicle Specifications • 1. Always start with your customer. You should always understand • any special operational characteristics and the environment • Never fit new technologies to OEM equipment when specifying • alternative fuels. Develop the specifications to be successful • Begin with the end in mind • Build and collaborate a team with OEM’s, customers, technicians • Remember to engage your parts staff in the process • If the OEM states they can’t build what your asking for, become • resourceful and state out your goals. Assemble a team to • assist you through project fruition – demonstrate leadership • 7. I cannot stress this point enough: Alternative Fuels, • vehicles/equipment requires you to build PARTNERSHIPS to • become successful at your operations • 8. Final point, make sure you engage your utilities

20. Rick SikesCity of Santa Monica rick.sikes@smgov.net (310) 458-8514

21. Alternative Fuels 87% of Santa Monica’s municipal fleet is alternative fuel

22. Natural Gas • CNG • Compressed Natural Gas • Clean, Abundant & Domestic • Can be renewable • Vehicles and engines available • Safe • Fueling available, not common

23. Liquid Propane Gas • Fossil fuel, cleaner/cheaper than gas/diesel • Domestic & Abundant • Stations are everywhere • Vehicles and engines available AKA – Propane, LPG

24. Biodiesel • Sustainable & domestic • Low emissions, except NOx • Blended w/ petroleum • Feedstock? • SWRCB?

25. Ethanol • Flex-Fuel • Limited infrastructure in CA • Emissions and production questions • Most abundant alternative fuel “capable” vehicle on road

26. Hybrids & Plug-in Hybrids • Two or more power sources for propulsion • HEV = Hybrid Electric Vehicle • PHEV = Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle • Series, Parallel, Hydraulic, HFCV • Any fuel can be used for the engine • All electric mode • Increase MPG • Increase range

27. Hydrogen • H2 = battery • Made from any feedstock • FCEV = Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle • 5 Cities Project • Future?

28. Electric Vehicles • Electric cars are here • BEV – battery electric vehicle • NEV – neighborhood electric vehicle • MSEV – medium speed electric vehicle • Batteries

29. Fueling Infrastructure • Gasoline, diesel, ethanol, biodiesel • CNG, H2 • Propane • Electric

30. Re-Refined Oil • Proven • Competitive price • Less energy & emissions • Suitable in most engines • API certified meets warranty • Check with current supplier

31. John E. AlleyCity of San Diego JAlley@sandiego.gov (619) 527-6020

32. City of San Diego • Recycling Products • Used Oil • Used Oil & Fuel Filters • Batteries (All types) • Light Bulbs (including fluorescents) • Anti-Freeze • Tires (Major Recap Program) • Paper • Scrap Metal • Aluminum Cans & Plastic Bottles (Employee Fund) • Shop Supplies • Recycled Products & Best Business Practices

33. Other Efforts Worth Mentioning • Re-Refined Oil • Proven technology • Reduced Costs & Carbon Footprint • Idle Policy (AR90-72) • Prohibited except for 30 sec warm-up & Emergency/PTO use • Fuel Management System • Waste, Fraud & Abuse • Technician Training – Don’t Forget

34. Q&A • Rick Longobart • RLongobart@santa-ana.org (714) 647-3348 • Paul Condran • paul.condran@culvercity.org (310) 253-6520 • Rick Sikes • rick.sikes@smgov.net (310) 458-8514 • John E. Alley • Jalley@sandiego.gov (619) 527-6020