Compressed natural gas fueling stations in Southwest Pa. could double

• Katie Colaneri
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  Katie Colaneri is a reporter for StateImpact Pennsylvania and WHYY in Philadelphia covering energy and the environment. Before joining StateImpact, Katie worked as an investigative and enterprise reporter at WBGO in Newark, New Jersey. She covered some of New Jersey's biggest stories including the devastation and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, as well as the day-to-day triumphs and struggles to revitalize state's largest city. A native of New Jersey with roots in South Central Pennsylvania, Katie holds a bachelor's degree from Wellesley College.

Pennsylvania may be Marcellus Shale central, but there are only 26 compressed natural gas stations across the entire state. That may be why you’re not going to be filling up on natural gas at the pump any time soon (or you could ask the mayor of Williamsport).
But if you live in Southwest Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the number of CNG stations could double in that region over the next two years. The Post-Gazette reports there are several project underway to boost natural gas fueling infrastructure:

IGS Energy, an Ohio-based energy marketing company, is looking to build a station in Mount Morris, Greene County, according to Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities.
Beemac Trucking is finishing up construction of a station in Ambridge that is scheduled to open before the end of the year. Beemac is converting its fleet of trucks to run on natural gas.
Giant Eagle is doing the same. In the past several years, the O’Hara-based grocer has received more than $2 million in grants from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection for alternative fuel vehicles and infrastructure. It has partnered with Volvo to increase the size of the CNG engine in certain trucks and has committed to buying them.

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