Local dignitaries and members of the public helped Alpine Waste & Recycling unveil its new, 26-pump natural gas fueling station in Commerce City April 5, 2011. In partnership with Seal Beach, Calif.-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp., Alpine became the biggest privately held company in Colorado to install and use an on-site fueling station for compressed natural gas.
Speakers at the event included Adams County Commissioners Skip Fischer and Alice Nichol; Commerce City Mayor Pro Tem Tracey Snyder; Clean Energy representative James Orsulak; and Alpine President John Griffith. Adams County Commissioner Erik Hansen was also in attendance.
Alpine took delivery of its first natural gas truck two years ago and now has eight trucks that will fill up every night at the new fueling station on East 84th Avenue in Commerce City. By the end of this year, Alpine anticipates that it will convert about 30 percent of its fleet to natural gas; and eventually, every pump will be occupied every night, as Alpine converts to 100 percent natural gas.
Nichol, who was on hand for the opening of Alpine’s recycling plant and attended the ceremony to present Alpine with the Colorado Company to Watch Award last year, said Adams County was “proud of Alpine’s accomplishments.”
“On behalf of the Board of Adams County Commissioners we say thank you for jobs you create for our residents, and for your continued investments,” she told the crowd.
James Orsulak, regional sales manager for Clean Energy Fuels, commended Alpine for its willingness to explore the benefits of natural gas and commit to it so emphatically.
“Alpine is on the leading edge of this technology, proving that a medium-sized business can employ natural gas in a safe, efficient, cost-effective manner at this elevation,” Orsulak said. “We believe other Denver-area companies will soon follow their example.”
Alpine has more than 50 vehicles in its fleet, and Orloff said the transition to natural gas will take place gradually over several years, as older trucks become phased out.
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