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Seal Beach-based Clean Energy lands deal with AT&T
Firm will build, supply and operate compressed-natural-gas fueling stations.
By Tamirra StewartPublished: March 31, 2010 01:14 PM
Seal Beach-based Clean Energy has signed a deal with AT&T to provide compressed-natural-gas fueling stations to support its efforts to deploy up to 8,000 alternative-fuel trucks across the U.S.
Under the multiyear contract, Clean Energy will build, operate and supply the facilities for the telecommunications firm.
“Clean-burning, natural-gas fuel not only makes good sense for the environment, it makes good business sense as well," says Jerome Webber, vice president of fleet operations for AT&T. "CNG provides a strong economic advantage compared to gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles. And because CNG is domestically sourced, it helps reduce America’s dependence on oil.”
AT&T last year embarked on an effort to invest up to $565 million as part of a long-term strategy to mobilize more than 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles through 2018. Over five years, AT&T expects to spend $350 million of that amount to purchase about 8,000 compressed-natural-gas vehicles. This represents the largest corporate commitment to such trucks to date.
“This action by AT&T is a giant step forward by American business to address the new energy needs of our nation, particularly for deploying natural-gas vehicles to help reduce imports of foreign oil and clean our environment,” says James Harger, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of Clean Energy. “Clean Energy stands ready to support this and other fleet commitments to natural gas fuel with advanced fueling infrastructure and services around the country.”
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. is among the largest natural gas providers for transportation in the U.S. and Canada. The company supports the transit, ports, shuttle, airport and municipal fleet markets and fuels more than 17,800 vehicles at almost 200 locations.
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Under the multiyear contract, Clean Energy will build, operate and supply the facilities for the telecommunications firm. “Clean-burning, natural-gas fuel not only makes good sense for the environment, it makes good business sense as well," says Jerome Webber, vice president of fleet operations for AT&T. "CNG provides a strong economic advantage compared to gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles. And because CNG is domestically sourced, it helps reduce America’s dependence on oil.” AT&T last year embarked on an effort to invest up to $565 million as part of a long-term strategy to mobilize more than 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles through 2018. Over five years, AT&T expects to spend $350 million of that amount to purchase about 8,000 compressed-natural-gas vehicles. This represents the largest corporate commitment to such trucks to date. “This action by AT&T is a giant step forward by American business to address the new energy needs of our nation, particularly for deploying natural-gas vehicles to help reduce imports of foreign oil and clean our environment,” says James Harger, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of Clean Energy. “Clean Energy stands ready to support this and other fleet commitments to natural gas fuel with advanced fueling infrastructure and services around the country.” Clean Energy Fuels Corp. is among the largest natural gas providers for transportation in the U.S. and Canada. The company supports the transit, ports, shuttle, airport and municipal fleet markets and fuels more than 17,800 vehicles at almost 200 locations. Related headlines John Wayne Airports improvement program spurs economic growth Stantec Consulting contracts with local transit agency Clean Energy lands maintenance deal with National Grid |
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