Clean Cities - Tennessee

Tennessee

The State of Tennessee contains 2 designated Clean Cities coalitions: the East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition, and Clean Cities of Middle Tennessee. Both were designated in 2004. A third coalition—the West Tennessee Clean Cities Coalition—is forming. Many fleets in Tennessee use alternative fuels like the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Eastman Chemical Company, cities like Memphis, Sevierville, Chattanooga and Kingsport, and the Tennessee Dept. of Transportation. As of Fall 2010, Tennessee has about 35 public stations where E85 is available, and the same where B20 is available. Tennessee's first public CNG station opened in Wartburg, Tennessee in late 2010.

The East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition holds quarterly open meetings in Knoxville, Chattanooga and the Tri-Cities area, and holds quarterly fleet manager meetings in Knoxville. These meetings are a key way the coalition works to 1) invite the community to come sit at the table and learn what is going on locally, and 2) find out how they can get involved using alternative fuels or collaborating on a community or regional project.