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Clean Cities is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program that was established by the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The program partners with cities to create voluntary, locally based, government/industry
partnerships to expand gasoline alternatives
by accelerating the use of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and
by building local AFV refueling infrastructures. The program works closely with cities to set
goals, build coalitions and make the
necessary commitments to earn a Clean Cities
designation.
The State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) works closely with each of the Texas Clean Cities regional coordinators who work directly with local businesses and governments, guiding them through each step in the process of building the foundation for a vibrant local organization, coalition-building, and securing commitments. Through outreach methods such as Advancing the Choice workshops and Beyond a Billion events, each of the Texas Clean Cities regions is dedicated to creating new jobs and commercial opportunities, facilitating alternative fuel vehicle production and conversion, expanding local refueling infrastructure, increasing the use of alternative fuels, developing "clean corridors," increasing public awareness and advancing clean air objectives.
Members of the Clean Cities network help each other by sharing local innovations, and addressing and relaying obstacles they encounter in developing alternative fuels programs. SECO works with the following Clean Cities regions:
In 2005,
SECO was awarded the Governmental Partner of the Year at the
National Clean Cities Conference for its support of the Texas
coalitions. Throughout the life of Clean Cities, Texas
has consistently been awarded high national recognition of
the innovative forward thinking approaches to introduce and
implement the use of Alternative Fuels in Texas.
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