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Clean Fuel Programs for Fleets,
Retail Stations, and ConsumersDarwin
BurkhartIllinois EPA
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Drive Green Illinois!

• Illinois Alternate Fuels Rebate Program
• Illinois Green Fleets Program
• Illinois Green Fuels Program
• Illinois Clean School Bus Program

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Illinois Alternate Fuels Rebate Program

• Starting in 1999, provides rebates for purchasing
  alternate fuel vehicles, converting an existing
  vehicle to an alternate fuel, or for E-85 or
  Biodiesel fuel purchases
• Program is open to small businesses,
  corporations, local governments, non-profit
  organizations, schools and universities,
  utilities, individuals
• Note Federal Government is not eligible

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Illinois Alternate Fuels Rebate Program

• A vehicle may receive an E-85 or Biodiesel (B20)
  fuel rebate for up to 3 consecutive years
• Rebates are issued as long as the fuel costs more
  to use (including energy content)

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Illinois Alternate Fuels Rebate Program

• Over 2.5 million issued to date
• Many more applications for E-85 and Biodiesel
  rebates are coming in
• Go to www.illinoisgreenfleets.org for forms and
  instructions

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Illinois Green Fleets Motto

• Green Environment,
• Green Energy, and
• Green Economics for a
• Green Illinois

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Illinois Green Fleets Program

• 67 Green Fleets designated to date
• Marketing, public relations, education, peer
  exchange, and recognition
• Conference exhibits, presentations, newsletters,
  website, signage
• www.illinoisgreenfleets.org

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Clean School Bus Options
Diesel Oxidation CatalystsParticulate
Filters Biodiesel (B20) Idling
EquipmentUltra-Low Sulfur Diesel
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Program Summary

• 74 School Districts
• 2,590 Buses
• 1,995 Illinois School Buses using B20
• 2,959,982 in grants issued

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Springfield Area School Districts using
Chatham 24 Clinton 14 Girard 10 Pana 16
Pawnee 6 Riverton 13
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Contact Us

• For more information,
• call [phone] or go to www.illinoisgreenfle
  ets.org