The Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC), a resource of the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities program administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, has developed a new tool to help fleets reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Fleets can go online to the AFDC website and create a comprehensive reduction plan by using several savings methods. Users plug in their current annual petroleum use and then set a petroleum reduction goal by percentage and total gallons reduced.

There are several reduction plans:

• Replacing vehicles.

• Using alternative fuels in existing vehicles.

• Reducing idling.

• Reducing mileage.

• Driving efficiently.

The tool is available at www.afdc.energy.gov/prep.

By Grace Suizo