1. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government A Greener Bluegrass with Compressed Natural Gas Tracey Thurman, Director Division of Waste Management

2. 2 Overview: Lexington’s Waste Fleet Service 96,000 homes and 3,000 businesses each week Municipal refuse fleet of 128 vehicles 11 vehicles run on CNG with 2 additional units to be delivered by December

3. 3 Why Transition to CNG? Lower cost of fuel, domestic product $1.50 to $2 below the cost/gallon of diesel Projected savings in vehicle maintenance Annual savings of about $6,500 per truck in fuel and maintenance. Extend life of tune-up by 50,000 miles, and oil changes are good for an extra 25,000 miles. Better for the environment 20-30% reduction in greenhouse emissions And the vehicles are quiet!

4. 4 Lexington’s CNG Refuse Vehicles Purchased as part of vehicle replacement schedule Python Multi-Pack - $353,000/unit 24 yard body, 12’6 inches tall (tanks on top) 12 ton load capacity 75 GGE fuel capacity

5. CNG Mobile Fuel Unit Conducted RFP for fueling Council approved mobile fuel unit in April 2014 provided by Clean Energy Unit provides two, fast-fill hoses Official kick-off held August 2014 5

6. 6 CNG Investment Save money, work more efficiently, help the environment Drive change with CNG infrastructure Lexington recently awarded $1.2 million in CMAQ funding for public station

7. 7 Questions? Contact Information: Tracey Thurman, Director Division of Waste Management 859-425-2836 tthurman@lexingtonky.gov