Friday, October 28, 2011

Piedmont launches Green Fleet program - Charlotte Business Journal:

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It is part of an effort to reduce transportation-related emissions that contributdto ground-level ozone, increased respiratory problems and global climate change. Charlotte-based Piedmont (NYSE:PNY) kickef off the program Tuesday by unveilingNorth Carolina’s largesyt natural gas powered truck at the company’ Charlotte operations center. Local policymakers, fleet managere and state environmentalofficials attended. Piedmonf will test the truck’s performance over the next severa l months in conjunction with a program sponsored bythe N.C. Solar Cente r at N.C. State University.
Piedmon purchased the truck, in part, through a grant from the solarr center under its Clean Fuel AdvancedTechnology Program, whichb is supported by fundes from the N.C. Department of Transportation, State Energy and Division ofAir Quality. Piedmontg is primarily engaged in the distribution of natura l gas to more than 1 million commercial and industrial utility customers in the Carolinasxand Tennessee.

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