The primary barrier to natural gas vehicle deployment is the lack of supporting infrastructure. There is limited access to natural gas infrastructure in Moreno Valley near the heavily traveled intersection between Interstate 215 and State Route 60. This enormous barrier deters the adoption or expansion of natural gas advanced technologies by the many goods movement fleets that haul cargo through Riverside County. Additionally, the high costs of upgrading and constructing natural gas infrastructure is a significant prohibitive factor preventing many fleets from deploying such necessary infrastructure.
Under grant agreement ARV-12-050, Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc. sought to upgrade the company's public access compressed natural gas fueling station at its Moreno Valley location, to support its existing and rapidly expanding fleet of compressed natural gas powered solid waste collection vehicles, as well as the numerous local and regional goods movement fleets in the Inland Empire of California.
This critical infrastructure project provides solutions to overcome the significant refueling barrier that has hindered the development and widespread use of natural gas as a transportation fuel in Riverside County.
The project site, located at Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc.'s existing facility at 17700 Indian Street in the city of Moreno Valley, provides a convenient and affordable source of compressed natural gas fuel for Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc's fleet of heavy-duty refuse trucks that operate daily from this facility.
The goal of upgrading Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc.'s compressed natural gas fueling station in Riverside County was to support the growth of its substantial compressed natural gas fleet, as well as to continue to support rapidly expanding public compressed natural gas fleets. The upgraded compression capacity will further encourage the replacement of heavy-duty diesel trucks with clean burning, ultra-low-emission natural gas trucks in the Southern California region. A final goal of this project was to infuse the Southern California regional natural gas refueling infrastructure with locally produced, ultra-low carbon compressed natural gas fuel.
