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The state of North Carolina has a number of vehicles in operation throughout the state. Below is a summary of the data regarding idling length and costs.
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NORTH CAROLINA IDLING ANALYSIS
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Average Hours One Vehicle Spends Idling Per Year
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Total Number of Vehicles Idling
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Total Hours Idling
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Total Annual Fuel Consumption for Idling (Gallons)
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Annual Barrels of Oil Consumed for Idling
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Daily Barrels of Oil Consumed for Idling
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Percentage of the 20 Million Barrels a Day that are Being Used to Idle
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| HEAVY DUTY TRUCK |
2,142 |
92,503
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164,063,912
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164,063,912
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16,406,391
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44,949
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0.225%
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| SCHOOL BUS |
181 |
11,978
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2,168,065
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2,168,065
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216,807
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594
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0.003%
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| LIGHT DUTY |
30 |
1,667,880
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50,036,407
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32,023,301
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1,633,842
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4,476
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0.022%
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| TOTAL ALL |
2,353 |
1,772,361
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216,268,384
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198,255,278
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18,257,040
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50,019
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0.250%
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| Emissions GHG CO2 TONS/YEAR |
| HEAVY DUTY TRUCK |
1,794,036 |
| SCHOOL BUS |
23,708 |
| LIGHT DUTY |
304,273 |
| TOTAL ALL |
2,122,017 |
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| Tax Dollars Spent on Fuel for Idling in School Bus Industry |
| HEAVY DUTY TRUCK |
N/A |
| SCHOOL BUS |
$6,504,196 |
| LIGHT DUTY |
N/A |
| TOTAL ALL |
$6,504,196 |
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NORTH CAROLINA IDLING ENFORCEMENT / REBATE PROGRAM
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| Organization |
Program
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Intent
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| North Carolina State University (NCSU) |
$500,000 for "Truck Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Prep Kit Design and Installation" |
Work with fleet operators, technology vendors, and truck manufacturers to design installation kits for after-market purchase APUs
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Available Grant Programs:
2009 NC Diesel Emissions-Economic Recovery Grant
In February, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). As part of President Obama's ARRA, the North Carolina State Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Air Quality was granted $1.73 Million to be used to reduce emissions from diesel engines. With these funds, the Division of Air Quality has set up two programs. The first will award a subgrant to one organization to administer a rebate program for Auxillary Power Unit or Heavy-Duty Diesel replacements for long haul trucks. The bulk of the grant, however, will be used to solicit and select worthy "shovel ready" projects to reduce mobile emissions from diesel engines. This program will be called the NC Diesel Emissions-Economic Recovery (DEER) Grant. There are approximately $1.1 Million available in NC DEER Grant funds.
Please see http://daq.state.nc.us/motor/NCDEER/ for more information and how to apply.
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NORTH CAROLINA PRO ENVIRONMENT POLITICIANS (2007)
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Office Held
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Party
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Comment
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| Miller, Brad |
House of Representatives
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Democrat
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Rated 92% by LCV*
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| Price, David |
House of Representatives
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Democrat
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Rated 92% by LCV*
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| Watt, Melvin |
House of Representatives
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Democrat
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Rated 92% by LCV*
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| *League of Conservation Voters, indicating pro-environment votes (2006) |
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