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“ NATURAL GAS VEHICLES, from page 33 fueling station in their own garage. Also, in some cases the public fueling station is located in an area where several fleets can use the location instead of developing a fueling station on site. Both of these efforts complement one another, allowing both public and private entities to use the fueling station, thus reducing the cost to customer owners. While mass-produced personal CNG vehicles are a ways away, MUD is living proof of the incredible benefits utilities can gain by adopting this model in their own towns. CNG is a safe, economical, environmentally friendly, and abundant fuel for fleet vehicles. Today, MUD believes that as a result of their experience it is important that they help lead the natural gas industry in this educational and societal shift from foreign oil to cleaner, abundant and domestically produced natural gas. Douglas R. Clark is vice president of government aﬀairs and marketing at the Metropolitan Utilities District in Omaha, Neb. The simple transition of switching to CNG cars has made a real environmental impact, saved customers money, and strengthened the city’s economy. the state of Nebraska. It is also in discussions with local school districts, colleges, mass transit, city and state government, and local business to identify the most advantageous location for fueling station(s) and to determine what fleets are the most readily available for transition to CNG. Taking private use public Why use CNG as a fleet fuel and not a fuel for the general public? At this time, a retro-fit is required to make cars, trucks, and vans CNG compatible. No mass-produced vehicles are available for the general public, with one exception: the Honda Civic GX (the Greenest Car in America). Honda manufactures approximately 1,000 to 2,000 Civic GX cars ” annually, an amount that is not sufficient to make CNG readily available to the general public. This reason alone however has not stopped people from purchasing natural gas and hybrid cars as more people are looking to save on fuel costs and mind their environmental impact. While, natural gas vehicles are slow to come to the come the market, the CNG fleet vehicle is helping to encourage a small amount of private citizens to use natural gas vehicles because of the increased access to natural gas fueling stations. Typically, private CNG vehicles are refueled at the owner’s home but the addition of public CNG fueling stations allows private users to fill up their cars without the additional cost of having a PRODUCTS & SERVICES FOR THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY We proudly offer the following list of services and products to the Natural Gas Industry: OUR PRODUCTS We also offer TraceKlip™. This instrument is intended to reduce lightning strike damage to plastic gas facilities by positioning the required tracer wire at a 6-inch standoff distance directly above the plastic gas piping facility. This device will also dramatically enhance locate accuracy of plastic gas piping facilities, which, when properly installed, may save considerable repair expenditure by the gas system operator whenever locate accuracy is in question by excavators causing facility damage. OUR SERVICES 1. Operator Qualification Plans (written). Includes identified covered task list, identified AOCs (both generic & task specific), Knowledge Based OQ Classroom Presentations (on-site & instructor led) with associated written & graded examinations, Direct Observation Field Evaluations. 2. Comprehensive written O&M Manuals including extensive procedural materials. 3. Written Welding and Plastic Fusion Procedures. 4. Written Emergency Response Plans. 6940 Sphinx Ct., Peyton, CO 80831 (719) 683-4995 (office) • (719) 683-2065 (fax) • (719) 651-8179 (cell) Email: HITKITLLC2@CS.COM • Website: WWW.HIT-KIT.COM 5. Emergency Response Liaison Programs including Code Requirements overview, Natural Gas Characteristics & associated combustion experiments. 6. Comprehensive Gas System Leakage Surveys. 7. Cathodic Protection Surveys & CP System Design & Construction Services. 8. Natural Gas Regulatory Compliance Audits. 9. Gas System Construction Management. 34 THE SOURCE | THE VOICE AND CHOICE OF PUBLIC GAS http://www.hit-kit.com

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The Source - Winter 2008 Contents First Person The Bridge to Renewable Energy Future Natural Gas: The Comfortable, Responsible Energy Solution Gas Hydrates: Poised for the Next Phase The Role of Natural Gas in a Carbon-Constrained World Natural Gas Prepays Taking the Leap to Natural Gas Vehicles The Pipeline Legislative Outlook Advertiser's Index Advertiser.com At Last

The Source - Winter 2008

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