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Alternative Fuel Corridors in SC
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Alternative Fuels Corridor Designations
• The Secretary is required to designate corridors to improve mobility of
passenger and commercial vehicles that employ electric vehicle
charging, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling technologies
across the U.S. within one year of enactment (Dec. 2016):
✓ Identify near and long-term need for infrastructure;
✓ At strategic locations along major national highways;
• Solicit nominations from state and local officials;
• Incorporate existing infrastructure (demand and location)
• Stakeholder involvement (on a voluntary basis)
• No funding authorized
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Benefits of a National System
➢Allows for inter-city, regional, and national travel using clean-burning fuels
➢Addresses range anxiety
➢Integrates with existing transportation planning processes
➢Accelerates public interest and awareness of alternative fuel availability
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Round 1 & 2 Corridor Designation Results
58 Nomination Proposals Received➢ Nominated corridors separated into two designation categories:
➢ Corridor-Ready – sufficient facilities on the corridor currently exist to allow for corridor travel on the designated alternative fuel(s);
➢ Corridor-Pending – currently insufficient facilities on the corridor to allow for corridor travel on the designated alternative fuel(s).
Designations….➢ Include portions/segments of 84 Interstates, along with 43 US
highways & State roads➢ Comprise 44 states plus D.C.➢ Cover ~100,000 miles of the National Highway System (all fuels
combined)
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“Corridor-Ready” Criteria for 2017 Nominations
EV
DCFC only
50 miles between stations
5 miles from
highway
Public stations only (no
Tesla)
CNG
150 miles between stations
5 miles from
highway
Public stations
only
Fast fill, 3,600 psi
LNG
200 miles between stations
5 miles from highway
Public stations only
Hydrogen
100 miles between stations
5 miles from highway
Public stations only
Propane
150 miles between stations
5 miles from highway
Public stations only
Primary stations
only
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Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Corridors
PCF recommended the following:
81 FR 47850, July 22, 2016 Call
August 27, 2016,Letter to Docket FHWA-2016-0017
• Interstate 85
(to include I-85 and 385)
• Interstate 26 (to include 526)
• Interstate 77
• Interstate 20
• Interstate 95
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AFV Corridor Designations
Lead
AgencyEV Corridor CNG Corridor LPG Corridor
SC Energy
Office
I-85: From GA border
to NC border.
I-77: From NC border
to the end of I-77 in
Columbia.
I-26: From Columbia to
Orangeburg and from
North Charleston to
Charleston.
I-85: From the NC
border to the GA
border.
I-26: From
Spartanburg, SC
to Charleston, SC
I-20: From
Camden, SC to GA
border.
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EV
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Propane
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CNG
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Met with SCDOT
• Educated on alternative fuels and FAST Act
• Discussed signage process
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Requested that
signs be placed
per FHWA
specifications
along designated
“signage-ready”
corridors
Submit Signage Request
Approval of
request received
and process of
implementation
begins
Receive Approval/
Recognition of Request
Received a
detailed cost
estimate Cost Estimate
Th
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Dedicated Web Content
PalmettoCleanFuels.org/AFVcorridors
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Next Steps?
• Convenings
• EV Infrastructure Plan
• VW Settlement / Electrify America Investments
• SCDOT Exit Signage Pilot Project
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Next Round of Nominations
Round 3: 2018 Request for Nominations
✓ Defined in FHWA Request for Nominations (RFN) notice (released October 5, 2019)
✓ Distributed through FHWA Division Offices
✓ Provides ability to nominate new corridors or add fuel types to existing corridors
✓ Due date is January 31, 2019
Request for Nominations Posted AFC website at:
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Process
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/alternative_fuel_corridors/nominations/index.cfm
Round 3 Request for Nominations (con’t.)
Can be submitted by ANY state or local official.
Focus is on Interstate highways but allows for a compelling case to be made for other highways.
State DOT with jurisdiction over corridor must be aware and supportive of nomination.
Multi-state and regional applications/approaches are encouraged.
A plan for signage on the corridor is required.
GIS Shapefile information required:✓ Additional guidance in RFN
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Corridor-ready corridors should have a minimum of 2 stations. Final classifications will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Corridor-pending corridors – if no facilities, then must submit a plan/timeline for build-out.
EV corridor nominations: Will only consider corridors with DC Fast Charge infrastructure. Tesla stations are excluded due to their proprietary status. Encourages coordination with Electrify America on targeted Interstates.
Public and private sector coordination – working with state and local agencies, Clean Cities Coordinators, and other stakeholders.
Coordinate with state freight plans and/or long-range transportation plans.
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Round 3 Request for Nominations (con’t.)
Identifies the following FHWA areas of interest for nominations: States that have no corridor designations (pending or ready)
States that have not submitted an application as a lead.
States that currently have existing Interstates/highways that are corridor-ready for one or more alternative fuels, but have not submitted a nomination.
Nominations that will complete the nation’s longest and heavily traveled highways for one of more alternative fuels. For example, I-95, I-10, I-80, I-40, I-35, I-65, I-70, I-81, I-90.
Nominations that take into consideration the next fueling site over the state or international borders are encouraged.
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Round 3 Request for Nominations (con’t.)
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Contact
Landon MastersOffice of Regulatory Staff
Energy Office
Clean Transportation and Communications Specialist
Palmetto Clean Fuels
Coordinator
803.737.8285