DULUTH, Minn., July 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday
Stationstores will be adding compressed natural gas (CNG) to their
existing Stationstore located at 3931 W First Street, Duluth, MN. Holiday will also begin
operating CNG‑powered trucks in its fuel delivery fleet. Trillium
CNG™ will build, operate, and maintain the public access fast-fill
CNG fueling location. Trillium CNG™ has twenty years of
experience and a national network of compressed natural gas
locations. Currently, the local price of CNG ranges between
$1.99 and $2.09 per gasoline gallon
equivalent.
"We recognize the need to offer customers a cleaner, more
cost-effective fuel alternative and are pleased to partner with
Trillium CNG™ on the opening," said Brian
Ochocki, vice president for Holiday Stationstores. "This
will be Holiday's first CNG fueling and we are excited to offer
local fleets this option at a convenient location open 24 hours a
day, seven days a week."
Compared with diesel fuel, natural gas fuel offers a myriad of
environmental benefits*, including an approximate 20-25 percent
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, up to a 50 percent
reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions, 70-90 percent reductions in
carbon monoxide emissions and 67-94 percent lower
particulate-matter emissions. It is also a lower-cost solution with
much more stable prices than gasoline or diesel, due to the lower
supply cost of natural gas, when compared to the cost of other
petroleum products.
The station, which is open to all vehicles, will have easy
access in and out for heavy-duty fleet trucks. The dual hose
dispenser will allow two semitrailers to fuel at the same time, and
will features Trillium CNG's proprietary fast-fill hydraulic
intensifier compressor.
"We are proud to be working with Holiday Stationstores, who
recognize the importance of making CNG available in the
Duluth market," said Mary Boettcher, president of Trillium CNG.
"Fleet operators know that we stake our reputation on delivering a
great fueling experience for our customers – fast, safe and
reliable." Boettcher also commented that in addition to the
environmental impacts, 98 percent of the natural gas used in
the United States is produced in
North America. The CNG station in Duluth is expected to be open to the public in
mid-September.
Sources: *"Tomorrow's Trucks, Leaving the Era of Oil Behind"
Energy Vision, 2013; Natural Gas Vehicles for America, 2013;
"Greening Garbage Trucks, New Technologies for Clean Air", Inform,
2005
About Holiday Stationstores
Holiday Stationstores, a
Minnesota-based privately owned
company, has 492 corporate and franchise locations in 10 states
throughout the upper tier of the United
States and Alaska.
About Trillium CNG
Trillium CNG is a leading provider
of CNG to fleets and also offers complete facility design,
construction, operation and maintenance services. The company focus
is on providing fueling assistance to heavy-duty fleets that
require high performance solutions. For more information, visit
www.TrilliumCNG.com. Trillium CNG is a business unit of Integrys
Energy Group Inc. (NYSE:TEG). Follow Trillium CNG on Twitter
or on LinkedIn.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Holiday Stationstores
Robert
S. Nye
952-830-8737
robert.nye@holidaycompanies.com
Trillium CNG
Scott M.
Magnus, Director, Marketing
419-517-9972
419-902-7222 (cell)
smmagnus@trilliumcng.com
SOURCE Holiday Stationstores