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CITY OF SOUTH BEND JAMES MUELLER,MAYOR
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Filed in Clerk's Office
JAN 2 9 2025
January 28, 2025
Bianca Tirado
Dear Members of the Common Council, City Clerk, South Bond, IN
This letter is pursuant to Sec 2-123.2. of the City Code: Regulations and reporting mechanisms on City usage
of alternative fuels-Compressed natural gas(CNG)and liquefied natural gas(LNG).The reporting period is
1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024
1. The City of South Bend is an active member of the Drive Clean Indiana(Formerly South Shore Clean
Cities)and MACOG organizations. The Central Services Division is working together with these
organizations to look for opportunities to reduce our petroleum consumption,carbon footprint and
improve air quality in our region.
2. The City of South Bend currently owns 216 vehicles that can operate on Compressed Natural Gas. As
a result,the City used 181,447 diesel equivalent gallons of CNG at a cost savings of$358,969 from
1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024.
3. The City of South Bend partnered with Transpo to build a fast fill CNG fueling station which opened
in 2016. This station services the City and Transpo fleets.
4. There is one public CNG fueling site operated by 1NG,CNG Services,located at 6161 Brick Road.
5. For year 2024 there were no Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants.
6. Along with the 216 vehicles using CNG as a fuel source,the City also has one(1)electric car,four(4)
Electric motorcycles, and fifty(50)hybrid vehicles.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Respectfully,
Adam Cole,Director of Central Services
Central Services Division