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Natural Gas Infrastructure Development

There is much to consider when building compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling infrastructure. This page provides resources to help you start developing natural gas fueling infrastructure and learn about challenges you might face.

Getting Started

To begin exploring whether natural gas makes sense for your fleet, read Business Case for Compressed Natural Gas in Municipal Fleets. Use the accompanying Clean Cities Vehicle and Infrastructure Cash-Flow Evaluation (VICE) Model excel icon to evaluate the return on investment and payback period for natural gas vehicles and fueling infrastructure.

Also visit the Fleets section for information on how to build your alternative fuel vehicle fleet.

Natural Gas Information and Advocacy Organizations

The following organizations provide information about natural gas vehicle and infrastructure technology, standards, safety, policy, advocacy, and more:

Training

Visit the AFDC Alternative Fuels Technician Training page to learn about organizations that provide natural gas vehicle and infrastructure training.

Fleet Experiences

Visit Fleet Experiences to learn how others have successfully implemented natural gas vehicles and infrastructure as well as the benefits and challenges they have experienced.

The article Building Successful AFV Fueling Stations—Tips, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned summarizes characteristics of successful infrastructure development projects.