HARRISBURG – On Monday, the Wolf Administration awarded more than $2.1 million in 2019 Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIGs).
Funds were awarded to 18 cleaner fuel vehicle projects state-wide that will help improve air quality and public health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change.
“We’re committed to helping Pennsylvanians breathe cleaner air at school, in their neighborhoods and at their workplaces and to reducing climate change by putting more cleaner fuel vehicles in use around the state,” said Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell.
Eighteen vehicle replacement projects, located in 13 counties, will put 82 cleaner fuel vehicles in use. They’re expected to reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 1,349 metric tons per year.
In Centre County, the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority was awarded $59,823 through the AFIG program for two CNG recycling trucks.
The AFIG Program supports replacement of older gasoline- or diesel-fueled vehicles with cleaner fuel vehicles and fueling stations for these vehicles to reduce emissions of harmful pollutants including carbon monoxide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide, a principal greenhouse gas.
Electric, ethanol, biodiesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied propane gas and other cleaner fuels are supported. Local governments, schools, businesses and organizations may apply for grants.
DEP administers the AFIG Program under the Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Act of 2004.