According to a press release, the Utah Clean Cities Coalition received a $14.9 million award last Wednesday for their Clean Cities Transportation Sector Petroleum Reduction Technologies Program.
The initiative includes 16 new compressed natural gas (CNG) public fueling facilities, upgrades to 24 CNG public fueling facilities, three new liquid/compressed natural gas facilities, three new biodiesel public refueling stations, and increases the number of natural gas vehicles operating in Utah by 678.
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that this initiative will help displace 1.1 million gallons of petroleum annually
According to Questar spokesperson Steve Chapman, the Top Stop CNG fueling station on Park Ave. will receive upgrades worth almost $470,000.
Currently the station has two hoses and a fuel-dispensing capacity of 25 gallons per hour. After the upgrades, there will be four hoses and the tank will dispense 200 gallons per hour.