Clean Cities

Central Oklahoma Clean Cities

Clean Cities is a locally based, private industry and government partnership sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. Its objective is to facilitate the deployment of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and to support the installation of an alternative fuel refueling infrastructure throughout the nation. Clean Cities also supports the objectives of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

There are currently 84 Clean Cities coalitions in metropolitan areas across the country.

The U.S. Department of Energy designated the four-county Central Oklahoma area as a national Clean Cities region in May 1996. Efforts to obtain this designation began in early 1994 with U.S. Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.) and the late U.S. Rep. Mike Synar (D-Okla.). In September 1995, the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments began to organize a stakeholder coalition to pursue Clean Cities designation status.

Charter stakeholders included fuel suppliers, vehicle manufacturers and dealers, fleet managers, equipment suppliers and testing facilities, vehicle maintenance training facilities, utility providers, environmental groups, and federal, state, and local government agencies. These same stakeholders and new recruits make up today's Central Oklahoma Clean Cities coalition. Membership is open to fleet owners and managers as well as business and government entities engaged in all aspects of the alternative fuels industry including hybrid-electric technology, advanced vehicle technologies, and idle reduction technologies.

More information about ACOG's Clean Cities program can be found on our Central Oklahoma Clean Cities web site at www.okcleancities.org.