1,500,000
The main consideration in station planning and design was to identify a freeway close location in central Orange County and to provide a more retail alternative fueling experience. This was accomplished through the installation of two CNG compressors capable of producing 225 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm) each, for a total of 450 scfm or approximately 3.5 GGEs per minute. The CNG station contains the following equipment:
- (1) Gas Dryer: 600 scfm at 30 psi
- (2) Compressors: 225 scfm at 25 psi
- (2) Dual-hose Dispensers: Kraus/Gilbarco frame w/ flow meters and card readers accepting Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover, Voyager, Wright Express
- (3) Storage Vessels: 11,000 SCF each- Total of 33,000 SCF
- (1) Gas Meter installed by SoCal Gas
- (1) Electrical Switch Gear/Meter and associated electrical panels
- Remote monitoring capabilities and security cameras
The construction permits were issued early December 2013 and grading began shortly after. The entire construction process took approximately 20 weeks to complete and the certificate of occupancy was issued on April 21, 2014.
The purpose of this project was to design and build an unattended compressed natural gas (CNG) station in a location that is convenient for the public. The station was designed with the purpose of facilitating both light duty natural gas vehicles (NGVs), as well as medium and heavy duty NGVs.
The location of this CNG fueling station, easily accessible and near a freeway off ramp offers both fleets and consumers a convenient opportunity to refuel which encourages more users to convert to CNG as a transportation fuel. Providing an inexpensive, clean burning, and reliable fuel to our customers is very important to TIMCO CNG and being able to do so with a low cost per GGE has been made possible thanks to the AQMD/MSRC grant funding. On behalf of TIMCO CNG and its customers, I thank you and am grateful for the grant that has made all of this possible.
The grand opening event was held on April 22, 2014. It was attended by approximately 75 people and hosted speeches by City of Santa Ana Mayor Pulido, Transportation Director Rick Longobart, and Tim Shaw who was representing MSRC Board Member Greg Winterbottom. The Orange County Register wrote an article regarding the station's grand opening. The station is open to the public and is operational 7 days a week, 24 hours per day. The first month of operation sold 24,347 GGEs. The station is monitored and maintained three times a week which includes equipment, janitorial and gardening services.
- Go Natural Gas Inc.
- SoCal Gas
- Southern California Edison
- General Contractor David Hill
- Candelaria Solar