DEP Awards $2.9 Million for Clean Diesel Transportation to Improve Air Quality

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is awarding $2.9 million to seven applicants for the PA State Clean Diesel Grant program, which provides financial incentives and support for fleet owners and operators to reduce air pollution from their vehicle fleets.

"Transportation is one of our biggest areas of impact for improving air quality," said DEP Interim Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley. "This grant program addresses the pollution caused by diesel engines. By advancing Pennsylvania's clean transportation infrastructure, we reduce harmful emissions of nitrous oxides and sulfur dioxide across Pennsylvania. Replacing heavy diesel vehicles with new low- to zero-emissions equipment technology will help mitigate air pollution from transportation sources."

Vehicles produce 47 percent of nitrogen oxides in the air, leading to the formation of ground-level ozone. Air pollutants can affect the health of children, older people, people with lung diseases such as asthma and emphysema, and those who work or are active outdoors.

The PA State Clean Diesel Grant program supports proposing impactful fleet transitions, especially those planning cost-effective, zero-emission technology replacement projects that provide air quality improvements to high traffic areas and Environmental Justice communities. Among the awarded projects include battery-electric vehicle (BEV) delivery trucks, a plug-in electric metal recycling materials handler, BEV terminal tractors, several clean diesel forklift and school bus replacements, and electrified parking spaces (EPS) at a regional, refrigerated freight distributor. This year the PA State Clean Diesel Grant Program will provide a total of $2,936,953 to seven applicants aimed at reducing their diesel emissions footprint while operating in the Commonwealth.

Multi-County Applicants awarded:

Sheetz:
Awarded $102,484.00 for 28 electrified parking spaces for transportation refrigerated tractor trailers.

United Parcel Service:
Awarded $1,349,000.00 to replace 10 diesel Class 6/7 delivery trucks, with 10 BEV trucks and three BEV Class 8 terminal tractors; including two DC Fast Charging for four plugs.

United Scrap Metal:
Awarded $207,042.50 to replace two diesel aggregate material handlers with new, clean diesel material handlers.

Collins Pine Company:
Awarded $57,051.00 to replace two diesel forklifts with new, clean diesel forklifts.

Wilsbach Distributors:
Awarded $577,283.00 to replace two diesel Class 7 beverage trucks with BEV trucks, including one Electric Vehicle charging station.

Fullington School Bus LLC:
Awarded $364,687.50 to replace 15 diesel school buses, with new clean diesel buses.

Ben Weitsman of Scranton:
Awarded $279,405.00 to replace one diesel aggregate materials handler, with a plug-in electric materials handler.

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