{"id":3131,"date":"2024-07-19T18:08:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T18:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/?p=3131"},"modified":"2025-07-23T14:39:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:39:24","slug":"propane-a-solution-to-reach-ann-arbors-climate-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/19\/propane-a-solution-to-reach-ann-arbors-climate-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Propane: A Solution to Reach Ann Arbor\u2019s Climate Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3131\" class=\"elementor elementor-3131\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7414ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7414ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92c039 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e92c039\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b0ac45 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b0ac45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ann Arbor, Michigan<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7e7a19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7e7a19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fba0c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-facebook-embed\" data-id=\"6fba0c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"facebook-embed.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"min-height: 1px\" class=\"elementor-facebook-widget fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=798109531423574\" data-show-text=\"false\" data-allowfullscreen=\"false\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-show-captions=\"false\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e10b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e10b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Zingerman&#8217;s in Ann Arbor is helping their city meet their Living Cabon Neutrality Plan by running their delivery trucks on propane.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223bb4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"223bb4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26aaa0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f26aaa0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da30e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2da30e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data from Argonne National Labs reveals propane\u2019s environmental and financial potential when applied to Ann Arbor\u2019s school bus fleet.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01cec08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01cec08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ann Arbor&#8217;s ambitious <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.a2gov.org\/departments\/sustainability\/Carbon-Neutrality\/Pages\/default.aspx#:~:text=%E2%80%8BAdopted%20on%20Ju%E2%80%8B,ZERO%20video%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B.&amp;text=Ann%20Arbor's%20A2ZERO,PBS%20stations%20across%20the%20country.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living Carbon Neutrality Plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, moving from traditional fuel sources to electrical energy. <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.a2gov.org\/departments\/sustainability\/documents\/a2zero*20climate*20action*20plan*20_3.0.pdf__;JSUlJQ!!HXCxUKc!zA0OtoSt9c_Kdq8EO3sNaKCBiA2TsYeI9XHJxCywGEH89exVffUnSXMaxi3Vgci3ft1U3lC2DPDpJ122mA$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">This link leads to Ann Arbor&#8217;s Living Carbon Neutrality plan. The plan outlines how the Ann Arbor region will reach its environmental goals<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data shows that propane is the cleanest and most cost-effective way for Ann Arbor to reach its aggressive environmental goals.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data was collected by the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Argonne National Laboratory and applied to Ann Arbor Public School District\u2019s 131 diesel\/electric school buses. The findings illustrate the major differences in cost and environmental impact between electric and propane alternatives.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7860f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae7860f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e849b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e849b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.a2gov.org\/departments\/sustainability\/documents\/a2zero*20climate*20action*20plan*20_3.0.pdf__;JSUlJQ!!HXCxUKc!zA0OtoSt9c_Kdq8EO3sNaKCBiA2TsYeI9XHJxCywGEH89exVffUnSXMaxi3Vgci3ft1U3lC2DPDpJ122mA$\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-22-at-10.17.31\u202fAM-794x1024.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-3163\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-22-at-10.17.31\u202fAM-794x1024.png 794w, https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-22-at-10.17.31\u202fAM-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-22-at-10.17.31\u202fAM-768x991.png 768w, 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3137\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed-2.png 658w, https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed-2-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f3b81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1f3b81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DTE Energy Electricity Generation Sources 2023*<br \/><\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emissions Source: GREET Calculator 2022, Argonne National Laboratory.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d79b6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d79b6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f981203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f981203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, electric buses produce 630 metric tons of pollutants compared to 507 metric tons from propane vehicles.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927416d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"927416d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006146b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"006146b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c2f7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50c2f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3136\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed-1.png 676w, https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed-1-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd12841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd12841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Department of Transportation:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Bus Lifecycle Cost Model for Federal Land Management Agencies<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db2a757 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db2a757\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8660499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8660499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, electric buses in Ann Arbor are reported to cost 320% more than propane-fueled buses.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4995564 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4995564\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e8c46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65e8c46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dabff16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dabff16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3135\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed.png 676w, https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f71c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62f71c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Department of Transportation:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Bus Lifecycle Cost Model for Federal Land Management Agencies<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ecf272 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ecf272\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c468c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c468c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The overall total cost of ownership for these electric buses would be $37 million more than propane. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfedb22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfedb22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8415678 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8415678\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748dac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"748dac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast to the city&#8217;s focus on electrification, transitioning fleet vehicles to propane aligns with the broader goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions effectively and economically.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Resources:<br \/><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miautogas.com\/testimonials\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Argonne National Laboratory Data<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rosap.ntl.bts.gov\/view\/dot\/9548\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S Department of Transportation\u2019s Fleet Data<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miautogas.com\/testimonials\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michigan Fleet Operator Testimonials<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mGONY4aOK6c\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ann Arbor\u2019s Electric School Bus Pilot Program Results<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/micleanpropane.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michigan\u2019s Propane Clean Energy<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1299ac8 e-grid-align-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"1299ac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-repeater-item-d7d117c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PropaneMichigan\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab 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Data from Argonne National Labs reveals propane\u2019s environmental and financial potential when applied to Ann Arbor\u2019s school bus fleet. Ann Arbor&#8217;s ambitious Living Carbon Neutrality Plan aims to achieve carbon neutrality 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