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Clean Cities - a U.S. Department of Energy program - advances the environmental, economic, and energy security of the U.S. by supporting local decisions to adopt practices that contribute to the reduction of petroleum consumption in the transportation sector.
Clean Cities carries out this objective through a network of almost 90 volunteer, community-based coalitions that develop public/private partnerships to promote alternative fuels, advanced technology vehicles, fuel blends, increase fuel economy, promote hybrid vehicles, and reduce idling.
Why Clean Cities was Started
The Clean Cities program was created to support the implementation of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992. EPAct includes both voluntary and mandatory measures to help reduce our nation's dependence on imported oil. EPAct requires fleets owned or operated by federal and state governments and alternative fuel providers to meet a portion of their light-duty vehicle acquisitions with alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). EPAct further requires fuel providers to use alternative fuels in their AFVs.
AACC Coalition
Ann Arbor Clean Cities (AACC) provides a forum for members to share information, leverage their resources, develop joint projects, collaborate on public policy issues, and promote AFVs in our community. In the past ten years of effort, we have put more than 7,000 alternative fuel vehicles on the roads in Washtenaw County. In 2009, AACC displaced over 1.4 million gallons of petroleum, giving you 1.4 million reasons to become a stakeholder today!
For every $1 invested in AACC, 20 gallons of petroleum is displaced.
Click here to see a list of our current stakeholders.
Archive: AACC Newsletters
Read about AACC projects in Clean Energy Coalition's newsletters. Read archived AACC newsletters below:
AACC Meetings
The next AACC meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 from 10:30am-12:00pm at the Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker Road Branch (map). Guest speakers will include:
- John Kargul, Director of Technology Transfer from the U.S. EPA.
- Tom Gibbons, Fleet Manager from the City of Ann Arbor.
- Brad Fraley, Product Service Manager from Eaton.
Past Meeting Presentations
- Carmine Palombo from Southeast Michigan Council of Governments on the future of regional transportation. View his PowerPoint presentation!
- Scott Greenlee and Dave DiShaw from DeAnza Fuel Group on their revolutionary ethanol microfueler. View their handout!
- Deb Maranger Menk from the Center for Automotive Research on the economic and environmental impacts of a corporate fleet vehicle purchase program. View her PowerPoint presentation!
- Donna Davis, Technical Assistance Coordinator at the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, discussed how organizations can benefit from the Michigan Clean Diesel Initiative. View her PowerPoint presentation!
- Griffin Burgh, Vice President of Operations of Fisher Coachworks, explored the fuel efficiency of their innovative transit vehicle designs. View his PowerPoint presentation!
- John Auld, Founder and CEO of Shocking Solutions, explained how supporting the advancement of plug-in vehicles will transform our transportation system. View his PowerPoint presentation!
- Rob Bacyinski, Alternative Fuel Program Manager at DTE Energy, presented information on CNG Options for fleets. View his PowerPoint presentation!
- Bob Kopach, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of the Solar Electric Vehicle Company, demonstrated to organizations how to get a free solar vehicle. View his PowerPoint presentation!
- Daniel Russo, President of GreenGoTek, discussed electric vehicles for every need. View his PowerPoint presentation!
Find Out More
Learn more about the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities program by visiting their website. Have questions? Want to learn more about AACC or get involved? Please contact:
Lisa Warshaw, Project Manager
888.818.0987 x 711
warshaw@cec-mi.org
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