The City of San Bernardino worked closely with SANBAG and the Interstate Clean Transportation Corridor (ICTC)to obtain funding to construct a new liquified natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG)fueling station in San Bernardino. The new fueling station is located at 187 South Pershing Avenue, less than a mile east of Interstate 215 and three miles north of Interstate 15.
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The City was assisted by ICTC during the initial conceptual development and grant funding stages. Gladstein, Neandross, and Associates was hired for preliminary design, project development and oversight. Golden Acquisition Corp. dba EFS west performed design and constrution. Nexgen Fueling/Chart Industries was responsible for the LNG/CNG mechanical equipment.
The new LNG/CNG fueling station will make LNG fueling available along the Interstate Clean Transportation Corridor for LNG trucks traveling throughout California and into Reno, Las Vegas and Phoenix. The City of San Bernardino will also benefit from the station by having LNG fuel available to its current fleet of 20 LNG refuse haulers. The station will allow the City to eventually convert its fleet of more heavy duty diesel refuse trucks to LNG. When the vehicle replacement is complete the City will have more than 100 LNG powered vehicles making it the largest public fleet in the area.
The LNG storage tank has a 15,000 gallon capacity and CNG ground storage containers have 36,000 standard cubic feet capacity. The single hose LNG dispenser fuels LNG trucks at a rate of 25 gallons per minute. The station has a universal card reader which accepts Visa, Mastercard, and Voyager to allow public access to the station and record fueling transactions.
The station opened for operation on December 1, 2007, with 20 City trucks fueling with LNG and 22 City vehicles fueling with CNG. CNG vehicles include two large street sweepers and two medium sized refuse trucks. 16 more vehicles are scheduled to be delivered in spring of 2008. The station is also open to the public. The facility is operational however has had some problems with the alarm system that the City and EFS have been working to resolve.
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