Jean Beckwith, Wisconsin State Energy Office, gave an overview of their Diesel Truck Idling Reduction Grant Program!

1. Wisconsin Diesel
Truck Idling
Reduction Program
Idling Reduction Workshop
State Energy Office
June 10, 2014

2. Wisconsin Diesel Truck Idling
Reduction Program
• Assist motor carriers in the purchase and installation of
idle reduction equipment
• Cost sharing program to reduce diesel truck idling
• The primary goals:
• Reduce air pollution emissions
• Reduce fuel consumption
• Promote field testing

3. Why was the Program Created?
• Trucking Industry worked with the state legislature to
address the:
• Rising fuel costs
• Anti-idling laws throughout the country
• A need to field test before making the investment
• Motor carriers pay a significant amount of fuel and road
taxes; return on investment

4. Idling Reduction Program
• Created by the Governors Budget Bill, 2005 Wisconsin
Act 25 – nine years of success!
• WI motor carriers that own and operate their truck
tractors are eligible for up to 50% reimbursement of the
cost of the unit and installation
• Long-haul diesel trucks with a sleeper

5. What is the Funding Source?
• Petroleum Environmental Clean Up Fund Award (PECFA)
–funded by the states petroleum inspection fees (PIF) of
$0.02 gallon
• Funding is appropriated in the states biennial budget and
has a sunset date of June 30, 2015
• SEO is working to remove that provision of the statute

6. Why Use Idling Reduction
Technologies?
• In Wisconsin more than 13,000 long-haul heavy-duty
trucks idle overnight for required rest stops at least some
fraction of the time, using almost 14 million gallons of
fuel per year.
• Can be reduced without compromising driver comfort or
vehicle equipment operations.
• Provides significant fuel savings. Reducing fuel
consumption will minimize the financial impact of costly
diesel fuel to businesses as well as reduce the effects of
diesel fuel pollution, which can negatively impact human
health.

7. Application Process
• Funding Allocations – Large and Small fleets
• Eligibility
• Tiered system
• Technology types – Research
• Applications are accepted for six weeks
• Bids from vendors
• Average the cost of unit and installation
• Lottery
• Reporting

8. Allocations
• Allocations for small fleets. The department may
annually allocate up to 25 percent of the grant funding,
for awarding to applicants who own and operate 50 or
fewer truck tractors
• In any fiscal year the department may not pay to any one
applicant more than 20 percent of the amount
appropriated
• $1 Million available
• Up to 50% of the cost of the unit and installation

9. Who is Eligible to Apply?
• Applicants must meet certain requirements:
• Common, contract or private motor carrier transporting freight
• Headquartered in Wisconsin
• Applicants principal central administrative office is located in WI, or
• Applicant business pays at least 80% of its payroll to employees
employed in Wisconsin
• Owns and operates their truck-tractor
• Leased on vs. Leased to?
• Complies with grant conditions
• Must pay at least 50% of the cost of the unit and installation

10. How Many Units Am I Eligible For?
*Onlytruckswithpost-1998diesel truckengines areeligible.
Applicant’s Number of Eligible
Trucks
Maximum Number of Units Funded
1 1
2 to 10 2
11 to 50 2 or 10% of the applicants eligible
truck tractors*
51 to 250 6 or 7% of the applicant’s eligible
truck tractors*
251 to 500 18 or 6% of the applicant’s eligible
truck tractors*
501 to 2,500 30 or 5% of the applicant’s eligible
truck tractors*
Over 2,500 125 or 3% of the applicant’s eligible
truck tractors
*Whichever is greater

11. Types of Idling Reduction
Technologies
• APU – Auxiliary Power Units
• BP – Battery Powered Units
• ERS - Energy Recovery Systems
• DFH- Direct Fired Heaters
• Combinations (must be installed simultaneously)
• SmartWay Verified Technologies List (recommend but
not required)
• http://www.epa.gov/smartway/technology/idling.htm
• Vendor Quote form is included in the application and
must be filled out and signed by the vendor

12. Guidelines…
• Purchases must occur after funding has been received by
the State Energy Office
• Anticipated funding on July 1, 2014, purchase and
installation must occur on or after this date
• $1 Million available with separate ‘pots’ of money for
small fleets vs. large fleets
• Reimbursement for up to 50% of the cost of the unit and
installation
• Applications must be completed and received by the
deadline date

13. Awards from 2007-2012
• More than 2,143 idling reduction technologies have been
funded
• $7.8 million dollars has been allocated to participating
fleets
• Each year more than 1 million gallons of diesel fuel are
saved
• Environmental health
• Human health

14. Fiscal Year Fleet Size Units Award Amount
FY07 Large Fleet 185 747,274.64$
FY07 Small Fleets 49 252,725.36$
Total 2 1,000,000.00$
FY08 Large Fleet 431 1,469,092.17$
FY08 Small Fleets 121 457,788.66$
Total 552 1,926,880.83$
FY09 Large Fleet 130 482,170.10$
FY09 Small Fleets 116 442,105.09$
Total 246 924,275.19$
FY10 Large Fleet 456 1,593,316.71$
FY10 Small Fleets 106 406,683.29$
Total 562 2,000,000.00$
FY12 Large Fleet 211 756,556.88$
FY12 Small Fleets 60 242,833.44$
Total 271 999,390.32$
FY13 Large Fleet 223 748,402.35$
FY13 Small Fleets 55 251,597.65$
Total 278 1,000,000.00$
Grand Total 2,143 7,850,546.34$
Diesel Truck Idling Reduction Grant Program Award Totals

15. Application Process
• Checks and Balances:
• After all of the applications are received each application is
examined for:
• Completeness
• Eligibility (WI based/ # of Employees)
• Department of Financial Institutions
• Safety & Fitness Reporting System
• Trans Union financial reports
• state/federal taxes owed
• child support
• Bankruptcy
• Maximum awards are determined for each type of technology

16. Awards
• Computer-based lottery system is generated
• Each eligible truck gets a ‘ticket’ in the lottery
• Utilizing the tiered system fleets are awarded
• Utilizing the 20% maximum cap
• As funds are declined or only partially used, those funds are
returned to the “pot” and redistributed in a later lottery
• Sometimes five lotteries per year
• Purchases made after July 1, 2014 are eligible, even if the award
happens after the purchase
• Preliminary Awards
• $1 million will be awarded, 30 days to sign the contract, 120 days
to install the technology
• Subsequent lotteries allow less time for installation as the
program year progresses

17. If Awarded: Reporting
• Grant recipients are required to submit a baseline, six, and twelve
month report provided by the department
• The baseline and twelve month reports will include an engine
download (ECM)
• Data requested includes
• Miles per gallon
• Idling time
• Vehicle usage
• Drivers opinions
• Compare the baseline report (twelve months of data prior to
installation) to the twelve month report (twelve months of data
after the installation)

18. In Summary
• Provides a financial incentive for trucking companies
to experiment with idling reduction units
• What have you got to lose? Apply!
• Funding has been approved in the state biennial
budget, the application will become available on or
around July 1, 2014
• Sign up on our website to be notified of when the
application will be available

19. State Energy Office
The State Energy Office is committed to supporting Wisconsin's
policy of assisting in the deployment of reliable, balanced, cost-
effective and environmentally responsible energy projects. The
Office assists business, industry, and local governments with
information and financial assistance with clean energy projects.
www.stateenergyoffice.wi.gov/dieselgrantprogram
Jean.Beckwith@wisconsin.gov
Ph:608-261-2517