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Trash to gas - and saving cash in DeKalb

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- DeKalb County’s bragging rights for being green gets a boost this week when the county opens a different kind of gas station.

The station on Clevemont Road pumps compressed natural gas — the same sort of gas that heats homes and lights up stoves — from methane captured and processed at the county-owned landfill.

The green isn’t just environmental bluster. DeKalb projects it will make $1 million a year selling the gas, known as CNG.

And for people able to fuel up their Honda Civics or Dodge Rams that run on CNG, there will be some bragging, too. The price for a gallon of the fuel at DeKalb’s station: $2.10.

“You tie the environmental savings and financial savings together and it’s hard to come up with a reason not to do it,” said County Commissioner Kat . . .

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Submitted Oct 07, 2012 By: MidNJ

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,610 Points:1,608,545 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 8:15:25 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse good job. Though the gallon could probably be cheaper.
PCWHIZ All-Star Author Denver Posts:578 Points:439,750 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Oct 9, 2012 1:04:41 AM Ignore PCWHIZ Report Abuse Way to think outside the box.
steven_flies Veteran Author Oregon Posts:419 Points:89,160 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:47:16 PM Ignore steven_flies Report Abuse How long will it take to repay the $9 million federal stimulus money? Is the facility operating at a profit or are the Dekalb county taxpayers subsidizing its operation? How does the fuel cost per mile compare to gasoline or diesel? Not enough information here...
jcdakota Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,347 Points:361,345 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 7:19:59 AM Ignore jcdakota Report Abuse Let's see lots more of these. Imagine tapping dumps for gas - we keep making trash !!!!
UseLessGasFolks Champion Author Iowa Posts:5,446 Points:1,295,850 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 1:11:43 AM Ignore UseLessGasFolks Report Abuse We need more of this sort of thing.
arb0526 Champion Author Greensboro Posts:1,971 Points:409,645 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:40:49 AM Ignore arb0526 Report Abuse One man's trash is another man's gold.
rawdog1313 Champion Author Lexington Posts:3,299 Points:1,642,805 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:39:14 AM Ignore rawdog1313 Report Abuse Lord, whatever you do, don't tell any of the do nothing Tea Baggers!
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,852 Points:1,612,250 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:38:31 AM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse “Even if every county garbage truck ran on CNG, the station would have a half million gallons for sale, every year.” Wow, I had no idea garbage could produce that much gas. Sounds like a worthwhile project.
Dodge_Me Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,214 Points:555,480 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:34:45 AM Ignore Dodge_Me Report Abuse I'd like one of those Ram's
ydjns Rookie Author San Diego Posts:39 Points:8,195 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:30:34 AM Ignore ydjns Report Abuse I feel like the amount of money it would take to convert a car to accepting CNG, wouldn't be worth the savings.
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:29:54 AM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse okay
kd5kpd Champion Author Texas Posts:3,736 Points:1,416,725 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:29:52 AM Ignore kd5kpd Report Abuse Great until more start using it then price will be just the same as gasoline.
dwh724 Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:1,531 Points:634,175 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:28:04 AM Ignore dwh724 Report Abuse Okay
RichWLIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,089 Points:637,890 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:27:40 AM Ignore RichWLIN Report Abuse Intersting article...not sure all of it is credible.
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,117 Points:575,140 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:24:37 AM Ignore nomad228 Report Abuse trash to fuel and manure to me-thane. : ) the only two fuels that make any sense/cents.
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,472 Points:2,080,760 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:24:31 AM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse That's great all ya need is 24 hour roadside assistance...
10k Champion Author North Carolina Posts:21,249 Points:2,254,020 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:24:14 AM Ignore 10k Report Abuse and just how many vehicles in the atlanta area currently run on cng ??.. and btw-the temp in atlanta is well below freezing quite often during the winter.. [Edited by: 10k at 10/8/2012 12:26:45 AM EST]
jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,079 Points:1,101,905 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:23:35 AM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse CNC is nice, if you can tolerate large fuel tanks.
Yooperheart Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,410 Points:526,050 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:23:26 AM Ignore Yooperheart Report Abuse Amazing, back in the day no one cared about land fills. I remember driving past a place we called Mt. Trashmore. The Palace, Detroit Pistons venue is within eyespit from it. Don't think it was ever a captured resource. But is now a major area that now houses lots of office space, etc. Progress.
LostInNY Champion Author New York Posts:1,716 Points:647,070 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:22:56 AM Ignore LostInNY Report Abuse yeah but what is the cost effectiveness of this CNG vs gas... can't just go by the fact it's cheaper...
Vetteblu Champion Author Denver Posts:2,670 Points:779,845 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:22:06 AM Ignore Vetteblu Report Abuse Hope it goes forward.
langolera Champion Author Akron Posts:1,761 Points:665,980 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:20:56 AM Ignore langolera Report Abuse ok
96sc1 Champion Author El Paso Posts:8,517 Points:1,367,440 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:20:41 AM Ignore 96sc1 Report Abuse An interesting article on the comparison between a gasoline and a CNG car: http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/natural-gas-2008-honda-civic-gx.htm
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rtw777 Champion Author Florida Posts:9,391 Points:1,841,020 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:18:34 AM Ignore rtw777 Report Abuse Good deal.
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crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,985 Points:2,526,335 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:17:08 AM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse you need to change over
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us4usa Champion Author Missouri Posts:5,987 Points:1,112,310 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:15:59 AM Ignore us4usa Report Abuse Everyone should know by now that NG is the next step... [Edited by: us4usa at 10/8/2012 12:16:43 AM EST]
69Bonne Champion Author Gary Posts:1,150 Points:473,150 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:15:17 AM Ignore 69Bonne Report Abuse Good for them.
pa79th Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,777 Points:1,215,875 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:13:52 AM Ignore pa79th Report Abuse Oil companies don't want to put Natural Gas in their stations to compete with the gasoline they have to refine.
boatfloyd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,718 Points:387,975 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:13:21 AM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse Bring on the CNG.
mrselfdestruct All-Star Author Arkansas Posts:992 Points:166,800 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:13:17 AM Ignore mrselfdestruct Report Abuse Excellent news
VernonOR Champion Author Oregon Posts:2,910 Points:736,895 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:11:56 AM Ignore VernonOR Report Abuse Wish it would come to my area.
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,718 Points:1,660,815 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:09:30 AM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse Wish more areas were doing this.
pgerassi Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:10,896 Points:2,131,605 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:09:19 AM Ignore pgerassi Report Abuse FUVO is just $1/gal and goes farther (about 90% of the MPG of diesel). It is used in diesels when the temperature is above freezing which is all of the year in Atlanta and its surroundings.
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