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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:18,818 Points:1,636,245 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 5:15:25 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse good job. Though the gallon could probably be cheaper.
PCWHIZ All-Star Author Denver Posts:585 Points:448,965 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 10:04:41 PM 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 9:47:16 AM 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:1,427 Points:377,345 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 4:19:59 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:5,586 Points:1,323,550 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 10:11:43 PM Ignore UseLessGasFolks Report Abuse We need more of this sort of thing.
arb0526 Champion Author Greensboro Posts:2,112 Points:437,345 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:40:49 PM Ignore arb0526 Report Abuse One man's trash is another man's gold.
rawdog1313 Champion Author Lexington Posts:3,439 Points:1,670,505 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:39:14 PM Ignore rawdog1313 Report Abuse Lord, whatever you do, don't tell any of the do nothing Tea Baggers!
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,999 Points:1,639,950 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:38:31 PM 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:575,730 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:34:45 PM 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 7, 2012 9:30:34 PM 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 7, 2012 9:29:54 PM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse okay
kd5kpd Champion Author Texas Posts:3,872 Points:1,443,450 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:29:52 PM Ignore kd5kpd Report Abuse Great until more start using it then price will be just the same as gasoline.
dwh724 Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:1,671 Points:661,875 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:28:04 PM Ignore dwh724 Report Abuse Okay
RichWLIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,244 Points:665,590 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:27:40 PM Ignore RichWLIN Report Abuse Intersting article...not sure all of it is credible.
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,143 Points:580,215 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:24:37 PM 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:11,674 Points:2,108,435 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:24:31 PM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse That's great all ya need is 24 hour roadside assistance...
10k Champion Author North Carolina Posts:21,485 Points:2,281,720 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:24:14 PM 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:4,207 Points:1,127,915 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:23:35 PM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse CNC is nice, if you can tolerate large fuel tanks.
Yooperheart Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,560 Points:553,750 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:23:26 PM 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:1,859 Points:674,770 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:22:56 PM 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:2,799 Points:807,035 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:22:06 PM Ignore Vetteblu Report Abuse Hope it goes forward.
langolera Champion Author Akron Posts:1,901 Points:693,530 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:20:56 PM Ignore langolera Report Abuse ok
96sc1 Champion Author El Paso Posts:8,517 Points:1,367,440 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:20:41 PM 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:9,531 Points:1,868,720 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:18:34 PM Ignore rtw777 Report Abuse Good deal.
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Rooster922 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:3,925 Points:682,795 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:18:16 PM Ignore Rooster922 Report Abuse O lala!
crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:2,100 Points:2,550,715 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:17:08 PM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse you need to change over
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us4usa Champion Author Missouri Posts:6,120 Points:1,137,585 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:15:59 PM 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:1,256 Points:493,350 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:15:17 PM Ignore 69Bonne Report Abuse Good for them.
pa79th Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,922 Points:1,243,050 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:13:52 PM 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:1,858 Points:415,675 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:13:21 PM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse Bring on the CNG.
mrselfdestruct Champion Author Arkansas Posts:1,082 Points:184,635 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:13:17 PM Ignore mrselfdestruct Report Abuse Excellent news
VernonOR Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,013 Points:758,005 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:11:56 PM Ignore VernonOR Report Abuse Wish it would come to my area.
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,861 Points:1,688,515 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:09:30 PM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse Wish more areas were doing this.
pgerassi Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:11,036 Points:2,159,245 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 9:09:19 PM 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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