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2025 Clean Fuels Advanced Technology Grant
PURPOSE: This agenda item seeks approval from council to apply for the 2025 Clean Fuels Advanced Technology Grant. This grant is administered by the NC Clean Energy Technology Center at NC State University with federal funding provided by the NC Department of Transportation.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Climate Action and Finance
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
Although this grant is federally funded, the NC Clean Technology Center confirmed as of 2/19/25 that federal funding freezes are not expected to affect this grant.
The Clean Fuel Advanced Technology Grant aligns with several of Town Council's strategic objectives. This program would support implementation of the Comprehensive plan as well as the Community Action Climate Plan. The Carrboro Connects Comprehensive Plan
was developed with the foundational themes of race and equity and climate action. Chapter 10: Municipal Operations, recommends reducing greenhouse gas emissions due to municipal fleet operations. One strategy mentioned is to replace internal combustion vehicles with electric vehicles.
This grant will support the implementation of the Energy and Climate Protection Plan (ECPP). The ECPP is a companion to the Community Action Climate Plan. It shares a similar goal (reducing 2010 emissions 80% by 2030) but focuses on the Town's municipal carbon footprint. The Town's fleet is responsible for emitting 50% of the Town's total emissions. Using data from its most recent municipal greenhouse gas emissions inventory (2022), fuel usage by the Town fleet has increased 15% since 2012. Converting vehicles to electric will h...
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