U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Transformational Energy Action Management Initiative

DOE Fleets

The DOE Fleets Working Group is addressing the TEAM Initiative goal to install alternative fuel infrastructure throughout the Department of Energy (DOE) to ensure that all alternative fuel vehicles will operate on alternative fuels. To the extent possible, DOE will exceed the transportation goals set in Executive Order 13423 by rapidly transforming the DOE fleet to alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and hybrids, including plug-in electric hybrids as they become available.

Approach

The working group works closely with DOE sites to develop individualized site compliance strategies. In developing these strategies, the working group assesses current operational fleet needs, regional fuel sources, and site fleet characteristics to develop a customized strategy that meets or exceeds statutory requirements for federal fleets. Through the careful application of site-specific approaches, the Fleets Working Group aims to truly transform the DOE fleet and produce a model of federal fleet sustainability that can be emulated throughout the department's peer agencies.

Goals

Executive Order 13423 requires DOE to: (1) reduce fleet's petroleum consumption by 2% annually through the end of fiscal year, relative to the baseline of the department's petroleum consumption in fiscal year 2005; (2) increase alternative fuel consumption by 10% annually; (3) increase the use/acquisition of alternative fuel vehicles.

Efforts Underway

Through the working group's efforts of the last year, about 850 AFVs now have access or will have access in the near future to alternative fuel. This means that only 650 of DOE's 4,800 AFVs currently do not have access to alternative fuel, and the group is developing strategies to address the gap. DOE's top 20 fuel-consuming sites are being evaluated for petroleum reduction potential, and through a series of aggressive actions including AFV and hybrid-electric vehicle acquisitions, alternative fuel and biodiesel use, infrastructure construction and other efficiencies, it is believed possible to reduce DOE's covered petroleum consumption by two million gallons over the next few years, relative to a 2005 baseline. This equates to a greater than 25 percent petroleum reduction for DOE's fleets.

Related Links

The following links provide more information:

• Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center
• Alternative Fuel Station Locator
• Policy and Legislation

Members

This intra-agency working group is chaired by Brad Gustafson of EERE's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). For more information please contact Brad Gustafson at Brad.Gustafson@hq.doe.gov or (202) 586-5865.