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JEFFERSON COUNTY Power in Propane For Over 30 Years

Minimal exterior modifications

MAIN reason for use = SAVINGS

$120,000 per year in fuel savings

50¢ per gallon Federal Alternate Fuel Rebate brings

cost for propane to well under $1 per gallon.

Additional savings:

Reduced oil changes due to cleanliness of fuels.

Higher resale value – keeps engines looking new due to lack of carbon build-up in the engine compartment.

Other benefits:

GREEN – Burns clean

Minimizes carbon footprint

Performance is enhanced

Mile per mile - gas vs. propane almost identical

Reduced mechanic time

Ease of fueling

Squads travel an

average of 85,000

miles per year and are kept two to

three years.

Cost of system:

$7,000 to $8,500

Payback 8-10 months

Just remember, if it could have been done wrong, it was done wrong.

Program was started on a shoestring with no mechanic, a backyard tank, and no way to tell when it was full or how full it was. When in a high-speed chase, a block of ice formed on the carburetor.

Due to technology enhancements we’ve come a long way.

Technology is much easier to work with, much more dependable.

It’s a safe fuel, tanks are 20 times stronger than a gas tank and have withstood 60-plus mile an hour impacts with no leaks.

Special thanks to Wisconsin Clean Cities for all their

assistance and grant funding.