Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the noncompetitive purchase of renewable diesel from REG Marketing & Logistics Group, LLC to begin a pilot program for renewable diesel for an amount not to exceed $100,000 in 2024. Pending the outcome of the initial phase of the pilot, Fleet Service will initiate the second phase of the pilot and purchased renewable diesel in an amount not to exceed $1.5 million. Funding for the 2024 pilot ($100,000) is available in the 2024 Adopted Fleet Service Operating Budget (Munis #41100-53421). If the pilot is expanded, funding for the $1.5 million in renewable diesel will be available in future operating budgets in Munis #41100-53421. No additional appropriation is required.
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Authorizing the noncompetitive purchase of renewable diesel from REG Marketing & Logistics Group, LLC in two phases.
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison has set the ambitious goal of reaching 100% renewable energy and net zero carbon emissions for city operations by 2030; and,
WHEREAS, the Fleet Division has been piloting the use of 100% biodiesel in our fleet operations since 2022 as part of the Climate Forward Agenda; and,
WHEREAS, renewable diesel is a clean energy fuel that has environmental benefits comparable to those of biodiesel but does not require costly infrastructure improvements to facilitate its use in colder temperatures; and,
WHEREAS, the Fleet Division aims to pilot the use of renewable diesel in our fleet operations in the summer of 2024 at one fuel site owned by the City, at an estimated cost of $100,000; and,
WHEREAS, if the pilot is successful as determined jointly by Fleet, Streets, and other divisions of the Public Works Department, we plan to expand the pilot to the four large fuel sites owned by the City throughout the winter months to test the application of renewable diesel in a wider array of vehicles and equipment in colder temperatures, at an estimated cost of $1,500,000; and,
WHEREAS, if the second phase of the pi...
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