Public-Private Partnership Between Nopetro and a Florida School District Yields Environmental Benefits, Over $1 Million in Savings

An innovative public-private partnership between Nopetro,
a Florida company, and one Florida school district has saved the
district more than $1.1 million and has reduced vehicle emissions by 90
percent by converting nearly half the school bus fleet to compressed
natural gas (CNG.)

Nopetro serves as the Leon County school district’s exclusive provider
of CNG and operates a CNG fueling station that now serves a growing
number of city, county, university, and private fleet vehicles.

Over the course of the five-year partnership, the school district has
saved more than $1.1 million through rebates and other programs, funds
that the district can use to enhance educational programs for local
students.

The partnership between Leon County Schools and Nopetro was the first of
its kind in Florida when it launched in 2012, and has proven beneficial
for the school district and other local governments. The use of CNG is
both less costly and more environmentally friendly than diesel engines,
averaging about 30 percent less cost and generating 90 percent fewer
emissions of nitrogen oxides.

The Tallahassee fueling station was the first of a statewide network
established by Nopetro, which now partners with school districts and
other governmental entities to provide CNG for fleets in Central and
Northeast Florida, including the Lynx transit system in the Orlando
area. Nopetro is working to expand its reach throughout Florida and into
other states, providing energy alternatives across the transportation
sector.

In celebrating the five-year milestone, Nopetro also launched CNG
educational materials for students, including an animated
video and infographic.

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