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July 2, 2010

OnCue seeks to add natural gas facility

James Coburn The Edmond Sun

EDMOND — An opportunity has surfaced for the City of Edmond to use a local resource to fill city vehicles with compressed natural gas, said Bob Schiermeyer, speaking recently to the Central Edmond Urban Development Board.

An OnCue Express site plan amendment won the support of the Urban Board to add a compressed natural gas facility. OnCue is on the northeast corner of Ninth Street and Broadway.

“They would place in an area just north of the canopy an island for compressed natural gas,” Schiermeyer said.

A 20-foot by 40-foot brick-veneer enclosure is planned for storage of tanks and equipment. Landscaping would be altered at the location but the number of plants will not change.

“We are doing three in the metro area and six in the northern half of Oklahoma,” said Robbie Hudson, representing OnCue. “They will be Chesapeake satellite offices.”

Chesapeake Energy is planning to increase its number of CNG vehicles, he said. CNG sells for about $1.40, Hudson said. And CNG as a fuel source is saving the City of Oklahoma City $1,000 a month in energy costs for each of its 12 trucks, Hudson said.

Urban Board member LeRoy Cartwright said OnCue’s proposal is a leadership opportunity for Edmond to provide an alternative fuel source to consumers. Consumers would use a regular gas dispenser to fuel their vehicles.

Honda is already offering the Civic GX, Hudson said. CNG conversion is offered at Carter Chevrolet, Okarche; Jim Norton Ford, Broken Arrow; and at Tulsa Gas Technologies Inc., according to CNGNow.com

“I’ve watched that one on 50th and Western. That is nice and clean with no additional traffic problems. I think it’s a great idea,” Cartwright said.

 American financier T. Boone Pickens stated in the Pickens Plan that converting 10 percent of U.S. vehicles to CNG would lower U.S. oil consumption to save nearly $50 billion dollars each year.

“That’s $50 billion less spent on foreign oil,” Pickens stated.

OnCue’s site plan amendment will next head to Edmond City Council for a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. July 12 in City Council Chambers, 20 S. Littler.



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