Colorado Springs biodiesel fleet rated No. 1 in U.S.

Western City leads by example in promoting renewable energy


from The Denver Post
Colorado Springs was ranked as having the top municipal biodiesel fleet in the nation last week by Government Fleet Magazine. The city beat out San Francisco and Austin, Texas, for the award.

Golden-based Blue Sun provides the city, along with Fort Collins, Denver and Boulder, with a mixture of 20 percent oilseed-based bio diesel and 80 percent petroleum-based diesel.

Since 2003, more than 2,400 city vehicles and pieces of equipment have run on Blue Sun's fuel. To date, Colorado Springs has used nearly 1.6 million gallons of the fuel.