Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition

“MEMBERS”

“Annual audit & tax return is prepared by an independent cpa, and is reviewed by the treasurer and the president.”

“The board performs an annual review regarding the compliance with policies.”

“Annual audit & tax return is available for public review upon request.”

“The coalition is formed as a non-profit corporation for the purposes primarily to encourage awareness of, development of, and public policies promoting alternative fuel and alternative fuel vehicles; and, further, is organized and may be expected to conduct any other purpose permissible under the articles of incorporation.”

“Air quality, and to reduce dependence on foreign sources of energy. During 2013, acfc and its members worked primarily with state and local governments to provide them with information on the benefits of afv's and to indentify and implement afv uses and alternative fuel infrastructure projects. After dropping slightly in 2012, the use of alternative fuels rebounded and increased in alabama in 2013 provided a reduction in the use of petroleum of almost 2.6 million gallons of gasoline gallon equivalent(gge). This effort was lead primarily by state and local governments with assistance from acfc, and this sector accounted for 78% of the gge reduction in alabama. During 2013,alternative fuels(e85 ethanol, b20 biodiesel, and propane) continued to be offered on the state fuel contract. In addition to being available to state agencies, these alternative fuels can be purchased by local governments on the state contract from approved vendors in all 67 counties in alabama. Use of alternative fuels by alabama governmental agencies in their fleets in 2013 were as follows: alabama department of transportation used 32,000 gallons of b20 biodiesel and 261,000 gallons of e85 ethanol; the alabama state motor pool used 119,000 gallons of e85 ethanol; the alabama department of corrections used 242 gallons of propane; the city of hoover used 184,000 gallons of e85 ethanol and 10,000 gallons of b20 biodiesel; the marshall space flight center used 26,000 gallons of e85 ethanol; the baldwin county emc used 2,100 gallons of propane; the city of birmingham used 115,000 gallons of e85 ethanol, 1,000 gallons of propane, and operated 20 electric vehicles which displaced 10,700 gallons of petroleum; the birmingham-jefferson county transit authority(bjcta) used more than 993,000 gallons of cng; the acfc developed public access cng station at the bjcta facility dispensed 135,000 gallons of cng to the general public; the city of athens used 15,700 gallons of cng; the city of mobile used 36,500 gallons of propane; the city of trussville used 31,100 gallons of cng; the alabama department of agriculture and industries used 9,200 gallons of propane; the alabama state docks used 5,200 gallons of propane; the city of gadsden used 1,900 gallons of b20 biodiesel; the city of vestavia hills used 9,700 gallons of propane; lawson state community college used 2,500 gallons of cng and 800 gallons of e85 ethanol; the lee county sheriff's office used 22,000 gallons of propane; waste vegetable oil to biodiesel initiatives continued at the alabama institute for the deaf and blind, alabama a&m university and in the cities of eufaula, enterprise, gadsden, and hoover.these programs produced almost 11,000 gallons of b100 biodiesel. Acfc programs and activities have laid the foundation for additional alternative fuel infrastucture projects that will increase the availability of cleaner burning fuels to the public in alabama during 2013 and beyond. Increasing availability of these fuels will improve air quality. In addition, other potential projects were identified for future funding and/or technical assistance. Thaes acfc programs and activities serve to lessen the burdens of government. These acfc activities also further a charitable purpose by improving the environment, which promotes social welfare. Education:dissemination of information- during 2013, acfc conducted seven workshops covering afvs, propane, cng, ev readiness and first responder safety; one best practices webinar; three press conferences to educate public officials and the general public about the benefits associated with the use of alternative fuels. Other outreach and educational efforts by acfc during 2013, included eight presentations on alternative fuels to various civic and professional organizations across the state and responding to numerous media and consumer inquires on alternative fuels. Many of these events generated media coverage which enabled the messaging reach to be expanded significantly to more”

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