Truck Idle Reduction and CMAQ

Shawn SealsOffice of Air Quality

Air Innovations ConferenceChicago, IllinoisAugust 12, 2004

Indiana’s Advanced Truck StopElectrification Project

• First Advanced Truck stop Electrification project (ATE) in the Midwest• Location, location, location…

– Located in residential area– Directly off of I-80/94 and adjacent to another travel center– PM 2.5 monitor located only 2 blocks away typically measures highest concentrations in the

state

• Reductions associated with the installation of 63 IdleAire units:– Assumptions: 63 ATE units are used 14.4 hours per day (60%), 365 days per year

• 10 metric tons of carbon monoxide (CO)• 2,181 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2)• 43 metric tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx)• 1.25 metric tons of particulate matter (PM)• 2.5 metric tons of volatile organic compounds (VOC)• Additionally the ATE technology will conserve a minimum of 331,100 gallons of fuel

annually

• Operational by Fall of 2004

Services Offered with IdleAire Technology

• Telephone• TV and video rental• Internet service• Possibly more…

• Thermostatically controlled heating and cooling• 110 volt electrical outlets

Any Hurdles?

Not many…• Funding• Nationwide contracts• Building permits• Community approval

The Creation of a Diesel Emissions Workgroup

• Stemmed from IDEM’s “Partnering for Livable Environments” priority

• Public Forum Including:– Trucking and petroleum industry– Local business interests– Local, regional, state, and federal governments– Community and environmental interest groups– Concerned citizens

• Northwest Indiana Diesel Emissions Workgroup was created out of this forum

Allen

Jay

Lake

Knox

Vigo

White Cass

Jasper

Clay

Pike

Parke

Rush

LaPorte

Greene

Grant

Perry

Clark

Noble

Ripley

Gibson

Porter

Owen

Wells

Henry

Posey

Elkhart

Boone

Miami

Putnam

Dubois

Jackson

Shelby

Wayne

Pulaski

Marion

Fulton

Harrison

Benton

Sullivan

Clinton

Orange

Carroll

Daviess Martin

Morgan

Monroe

Newton

Madison

Marshall

Wabash

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Warrick

Warren

DeKalb

Spencer

Adams

Starke

Brown

Franklin

Decatur

Lawrence

Randolph

Whitley

FountainHamilton

St. Joseph

Tippecanoe

Delaware

Washington

Jennings

Tipton

Montgomery

Hendricks

LaGrange Steuben

Jefferson

Howard

Scott

Johnson

Hancock

Huntington

Crawford

DearbornBartholomew

Fayette Union

Floyd

Vermillion

Switzerland

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Vanderburgh

Blackford

¯Legend

Attainment CountyO3 Nonattainment CountyO3 and Proposed PM2.5 Nonattainment CountyProposed PM2.5 Nonattanment County

Indiana Designated Nonattainment Counties forPM2.5 (proposed) and O3

0 30 6015 Miles

LawrenceburgTownship

Indiana Designated Nonattainment

Counties

for

Fine Particles (EPA proposed)

and Ozone (EPA designated)

Why Northwest Indiana?

Northwest Indiana Diesel Emissions Workgroup

• IDEM originally facilitated workgroup structure and meetings

• Current membership includes– Local business interests– Local, regional, state, and federal government agencies– Community and environmental interest groups– Concerned citizens

• Meetings quarterly or as needed based for on-going projects

• Workgroup is now community based and managed, as intended

Why is a Workgroup Important?

• Membership can lead to Ownership• Owners may include financial interests

– Local business and industry– US EPA– RPO and/or State CMAQ panel members

• Collaborative efforts can lead to collaborative financing

Collaborative Financing

Total contracted cost of project: $500,000Federal funds:

CMAQ ---------------------------------- $225,000US EPA Grant ------------------------ $125,000Indiana DOC -------------------------- $ 10,000

Private funds:IdleAire Corporation ---------------- $125,000Local Petroleum Industry ---------- $ 10,000Local Electric Power Industry ---- $ 5,000

Where does CMAQ Fit In?

• CMAQ is the primary funding mechanism for the project construction

• CMAQ funding can be used for the administration of projects at local level

• Regional Planning Organizations participation in the Diesel Workgroup leads to CMAQ funding opportunities

Summary

• ATE reductions can benefit both the environment and the quality of life in surrounding communities

• ATE facilities can lower dependence on foreign oil

• CMAQ funding can serve as an anchor to financing ATE projects

• CMAQ funding is more easily obtained when CMAQ committee members become a part of the solution

How Do I Find Out More?

DieselWise: http://www.IN.gov/idem/air/dieselwise/index.html

Ozone: http://www.IN.gov/idem/air/8hourstandard/index.html

Fine Particles: http://www.IN.gov/idem/air/pm2.5standard/index.html

Shawn Seals

317-233-0425

sseals@dem.state.in.us