FYI on feedback to my email question:
"Any plans for CNG fueling stations in the NW? There's a big gap between Medford and Portland."
"We are working on it through the Govenor's Alternate Fuel Intrastructure task force. The real problem is getting private equity to fund these stations. There are currently about 400 CNG vehicles in Oregon right now and this is not a big enough market to justify the kind of capital required. Hence government will have to step in. I believe that oil prices are going to head up and we will soon be approaching $4 gasoline again. That should get some renewed interest and activity going."
Christopher F. Galati, P.E.
Director Conservation & Technology
NW Natural Gas
(503) 721-2472
"Any plans for CNG fueling stations in the NW? There's a big gap between Medford and Portland."
"We are working on it through the Govenor's Alternate Fuel Intrastructure task force. The real problem is getting private equity to fund these stations. There are currently about 400 CNG vehicles in Oregon right now and this is not a big enough market to justify the kind of capital required. Hence government will have to step in. I believe that oil prices are going to head up and we will soon be approaching $4 gasoline again. That should get some renewed interest and activity going."
Christopher F. Galati, P.E.
Director Conservation & Technology
NW Natural Gas
(503) 721-2472
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