The Calexico Unified School District requested grant funding support from the CEC in the amount of $83,329 to refurbish and upgrade the District's publicly accessible CNG station by replacing the non-functioning compressor with two upgraded models. This station will provide critical fueling access for three (3) existing CNG school buses and other vehicles, in addition to existing CNG school buses from other Imperial County school districts, CNG vehicles owned by other local agencies, and CNG retail fueling for regional users.
Before the completion of this project, there were no functioning CNG stations in the Imperial Valley. Multiple school districts, agencies, and other users were turning away from domestically produced, low-carbon CNG due to the unreliability of the existing fueling network in Imperial County. Calexico Unified School District's CNG station upgrade project enables local school bus fleets to continue using CNG instead of returning to diesel and will support increased commercialization of CNG with the introduction of dependable refueling access. The upgraded CNG fueling station is located at 1085 Andrade Ave, Calexico, California 92231. It is between the intersection of Highway 98 (East Birch St) and Andrade Avenue.
The upgraded CNG station utilized the existing Calexico Unified School District CNG station. Overall, this single station project has significant impact on assisting with the region's transition to an alternative fuel marketplace.
Author(s)
Anisa L. Garcia, Melissa Navarro, Jeremy Nielsen, Mei L. Randle
