Corporate and Community Update for Greenhouse Gas Emissions ...

City of Prince George
ENERGY AND GREENHOUSE GAS MANAGEMENT
PCP Milestone 4 and 5 Report
In order to reduce energy consumption in the fleet, the City decided to enrol in the Fraser Basin
Council’s E3 Fleet program. In June 2010, the City’s efforts in fleet energy management were
recognized with a Silver E3 Fleet Rating. The results of these efforts include embarking on fleet
right-sizing, purchasing hybrid vehicles, developing anti-idling guidelines and conducting life cycle
costing based on fuel consumption.
In December 2010, the City completed “Towards a Greener Fleet, City
of Prince George Green Fleet Corporate Plan” (GFCP) based on the
following objectives:
• reduce GHG emissions,
• improve fuel efficiency,
• consider equipment and fuel alternatives, and
• implement effective driver systems through the purchasing
and operational practices of the fleet.
The GFCP is being implemented in three phases to address gaps
identified during the E3 fleet process between 2011 and 2013. One of
the goals is to achieve the Gold E3 fleet rating.
Additional measures:
• Installed mechanism for tracking fuel use and idle-times:
COBI-II units are being installed on fleet vehicles to track hours driven, idle-times and
kilometres driven. Through this system, unexpected idling or other fuel inefficient
behaviours can be identified and addressed. Units can also be installed to turn the vehicle
off after a set period of time if certain criteria are met (e.g. battery is charged enough, cabin
temperature is warm enough).
• Working to purchase a 100% electric vehicle with 3 partners in 2012 (RDFFG, UNBC,
Northern Health).
• Pilot project to convert trucks to propane: This initiative is primarily intended to reduce
costs, but is also likely to result in reduced GHG emissions. There may also be opportunities
for conversion to natural gas vehicles, where appropriate.
Initiative 5: Continue to Evaluate and Implement Bio-based Fuels
Action 8:
Status:
Action 9:
Status:
Assess ethanol fuel blends – Assess the applicability and availability of ethanol fuel
blends at the time of the next fuel purchase contract..
Not started
Bio-diesel within the municipal vehicle fleet – Continue efforts to implement the
use of bio-diesel within the municipal vehicle fleet.
Started then stopped (lack of suppliers)
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