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Sacramento Clean Cities' goal is to reduce fossil petroleum consumption in the transportation and energy sectors. |
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In this December 15th eNewsletter from Sacramento Clean Cities |
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Upcoming Grants - Funding for a wide range of transportation and energy programs and projects
Upcoming Workshops - Participate in the decision making process
New Updates, Regulations & Requirements - Regulations and requirements that may affect your operations
Alternative Fuel & Zero-Emission Insights - Learn what’s new and what’s coming soon
Conferences, Programs - Educational, networking and presentation opportunities
Presentations Slides and Videos from Previous Sacramento Clean Cities Webinars
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Presentation Slides and Recordings posted Here
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Grants Accepting Applications |
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Sac Metro Air District Grant Program Now Open |
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- $20M in Funding available - open until funds are full awarded
- On-road, Off-road & Infrastructure Project Proposals Welcome
- Applicants with a complete project proposal including a completed Payee Data Record form, usage and ownership documents, detailed price quotes, equipment photos, and other requirements are encouraged to apply.
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Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program |
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- $1.5 billion is available for the FY 2023 RAISE grants due by February 28
- SACOG, El Dorado & Placer County Transportation Agencies RAISE funding assistance
- Understand grant requirements, provide technical assistance, and provide letters of support
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DOE Request for Information (RFI): Energy Efficiency Upgrades to Buildings Owned and Operated by Non-Profit Organizations |
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December 19
- $50M available over five [federal] fiscal years
- DOE is seeking information on: (1) Outreach, (2) Technical Assistance, (3) Criteria and Metrics, (4) Funding, (5) Partnerships and Community Benefits
- Responses are due by Dec 19 or Dec 22 -(the federal posting lists both due dates in different places)
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Energy Independence Summit |
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February 13 to 15 - Washington, DC
The annual Energy Independence Summit will be held February 13 to 15 at the Westin Hotel in Washington, DC. Your opportunity to meet directly with:
- Administration, Congressional and Industry Leaders
- Elects and their staff serving on energy policy committees
- Agency heads from DOE, EPA, DOT and USDA
Read more about the Energy Policy Summit Here
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CEC Workshop on Rule-Making for Replacement Tire Efficiency |
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February 14 - Virtual
- CEC will adopt a tire energy efficiency program for replacement tires for passenger cars and light-duty trucks
- CEC will develop and maintain a database for tire efficiency information
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New Updates, Regulations, and Requirements |
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The 100 Best Fleets Awards will open
for nominations on December 14. Nominations can be made for Public Agency fleets and Commercial Fleets, as well as for Fleet Professional of the Year and Fleet Technician of the Year.
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Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News |
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Top 20 Green Fleets in 2022 |
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Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine has named their top 20 Green Fleets for 2022. Five California Fleets (25%!) have made the list, including Sacramento’s own Matheson Trucking and MEMA’s own City of Long Beach! The other California winners were 4 Gen Logistics, AJR Trucking and TCI Transportation.
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NGVI's Natural Gas Technician and Infrastructure Maintenance Training |
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NGVi’s 2023 live-virtual training calendar is now open, including their CNG Fuel System Inspector Training, being held Feb. 13th – 14th, currently offering an early bird discount.
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Reducing the Cost of RINs |
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Five East-coast lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would lower the compliance costs that for refineries producing renewable fuels. The bill is said to create a new revenue source to accelerate research and deployment of advanced biofuels.
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Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough |
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Lawrence Livermore Lab has announced that, for the first time ever, a fusion reaction has produced more energy (16% more) than it took to produce the reaction. Fusion uses the most common element in the universe, hydrogen, and produces no radioactive byproducts.
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EV Battery Component Costs Rising |
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The cost of EV battery packs rose 27% in 2022, and are not expected to drop until 2024.
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CALSTART "Sustainable Fleet" Certification |
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The CALSTART “Sustainable Fleet” program is open to fleets of any size and provides insights, support, and benchmark statistics to assist fleets increase sustainability.
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LCFS Renewable Fuel Pathways |
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California Average Grid Electricity Carbon Intensity: California average grid electricity used as a transportation fuel in California: 76.73gCO2e/MJ.
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CARB Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Credits-$65.50 |
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Recent Carbon Intensity (CI) Pathway Applications
Renewable Diesel & Renewable Gasoline
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Energy Independence Summit |
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February 13 to 15 - Washington, DC
The annual Energy Independence Summit will be held February 13 to 15 at the Westin Hotel in Washington, DC. Your opportunity to meet directly with:
- Administration, Congressional and Industry Leaders
- Elects and their staff serving on energy policy committees
- Agency heads from DOE, EPA, DOT and USDA
Read more about the Energy Policy Summit Here
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NAFA - Essentials of Fleet Management |
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Virtual
- 10 Hours of Live Instruction February 21 through March 7
- Vehicle Specification & Fleet Right-Sizing, Risk Management, Fueling Strategies, TCO
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May 15 - 17, 2023
Portland
- Leading developments, best practices, and the future of electric, shared, and smart mobility.
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Four conference tracks, Vehicles, Charging, Impact and Cutting Edge.
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EVS36 "Driving the Transition to E-Mobility" |
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June 11 - 14, 2023 - Sacramento Convention Center
- Annual international gathering of the world’s EV experts
- Cutting-edge research
- Innovative technologies
- EV Market developments
Read more about EVS36 Here
- EVS36 Call for papers covering:
- Research
- Market and government programs
- Activities across all fields related to hybrid, battery & fuel cell technologies
- EV infrastructure and services.
Read more about submitting papers Here
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Sacramento Clean Cities Coalition | 916 - 622 - 8433 |
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