U.S. Energy, a provider of refined products, alternative fuels, and environmental credits, has signed a long-term renewable natural gas (RNG) supply agreement with the Ohio-based Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA), a low/no-emission public transit system. The agreement provides landfill-based RNG to SARTA's fleet of 36 compressed natural gas (CNG) transit buses.
“SARTA’s commitment to sustainability and alternative fuels sets an example for public transit systems across the country. We’re proud to partner with them on their RNG initiatives and pleased to help the agency achieve its decarbonization goals,” shared Scott Hanstedt, VP of Business Development at U.S. Energy.
Under the agreement, SARTA’s annual RNG usage will displace the equivalent greenhouse gas emissions from nearly 1,000 gasoline-powered passenger cars for one year or sequester the same amount of carbon as over 73,000 tree seedlings grown for 10 years.
SARTA’s RNG-powered buses and fleets of hydrogen fuel cell-powered transit vehicles in the Western Hemisphere enable the system to reduce emissions as they provide more than 2,000,000 rides per year to many destinations in Stark County and beyond.
“Our drive to sustainability began more than a decade ago when we decided to replace our diesel buses with vehicles powered by clean CNG,” SARTA CEO Kirt Conrad said. “Our partnership with U.S. Energy will literally fuel our ongoing efforts to make Stark County a healthier place to live, work, and raise a family.”
U.S. Energy is supplying RNG and CNG as transportation fuel at 50 of its owned and operated fueling stations and through 180+ third-party dispensing contracts.
