Delco school district convets some school buses to compressed natural gas
DELAWARE COUNTY Rose Tree Media converts school buses to natural gas MEDIA The Rose Tree Media School District has scheduled a ribbon-cutting for 10 a.m. Friday at the district buidling, 172 Barren Rd., to unveil its new fill-up station and the buses it has converted to compressed natural gas.
DELAWARE COUNTY
Rose Tree Media
converts school buses
to natural gas
MEDIA The Rose Tree Media School District has scheduled a ribbon-cutting for 10 a.m. Friday at the district buidling, 172 Barren Rd., to unveil its new fill-up station and the buses it has converted to compressed natural gas.
The district built a compressed natural gas station at the site and converted eight of its 74 buses from diesel to compressed natural gas at a projected cost savings of approximately $1 million over 12 years.
"The conversion project will certainly save the district on fuel costs, but . . . the administration sees the project as a conscience effort to reduce our carbon footprint," said Jim Wigo Sr., the district's superintendent of schools. "We feel that we owe these considerations to our community."
- Inquirer staff