For more than a year now a site in the Gunnison County in the US has been working toward building a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Gunnison. However, due to a lack of commitments to use the station from local entities, those plans have been postponed.
At a board of county commissioners meeting in May, county manager Matthew Birnie explained that Trillium, the company that would operate the fueling station, needs more of a commitment from local entities to purchase and operate CNG vehicles to make construction viable. The company did receive a $500,000 grant from the governor’s energy office to build the station, but a few additional factors are needed to make the station a reality.
“We’ve gotten a lot of interest from a lot of folks, both public and private, who I believe would use the station, but it’s a chicken and egg thing,” Birnie said to the board. “People are concerned about making a commitment.”
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