Giant Eagle opens two compressed natural gas fueling stations
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Giant Eagle Inc. held a press briefing this morning to show off its first two compressed natural gas fueling stations in the region.
The stations, at the grocer and convenience store operator's Crafton distribution center, will be used to fuel Giant Eagle's new delivery trucks. One of the stations will be open to the public looking to fuel passenger vehicles that run on compressed natural gas.
The grocer cited data showing CNG typically is cheaper than gasoline and diesel and produces fewer emissions.
Giant Eagle's 10 new CNG fleet vehicles will reduce the fleet's use of diesel fuel by more than 100,000 gallons during the first year of operation, according to the company's release.
Based on current market pricing, Giant Eagle said it expects to start offering the fuel to consumers between $1.90 and $2.00 per gasoline gallon equivalents. Each GGE has the same energy content as a gallon of gasoline.
First Published July 14, 2011 11:19 am
