A cleaner, greener Delray Beach? Grant could help city convert to natural gas

Posted June 14th, 2010 in News by admin

By Maria Herrera | The Sun Sentinel  | Looking toward a cleaner future, this city wants to get in on the ground floor of a green energy trend: Compressed natural gas-fueled vehicles.

The City Commission is expected Tuesday to give the OK to move forward with a federal grant application that would provide money to purchase vehicles – starting with trolleys – and build a natural gas service station. And one day the city could sell the natural gas for profit.

To get what could be a $2.5 million grant, the city is partnering with Fort Lauderdale-based Wise Gas, Inc., which will help with grant writing and building and maintaining the natural gas station if the money is awarded. The application is due Friday. (Read Entire Article Here)