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Compressed Natural Gas Station Coming To Teton County

Teton County drivers will soon be able to buy compressed natural gas at a filling station in Jackson.  The State Loan and Investment Board granted $766,000 towards the purchase of equipment for the project.  

Jackson mayor Mark Barron chairs Energy Conservation Works, which will develop the station. He says Teton County is poised to make compressed natural gas an accessible and cheaper alternative to gasoline.   “We currently have four natural gas pick-up trucks in our public works department,” Barron says.  “I look forward to being able to convert or buy our next start bus.  We’re moving 900,000 people each year.  It’s very important for us to have a clean, reliable and less expensive fuel source.”

Barron would like to see Wyoming build more compressed natural gas stations. He says natural gas is abundant in Wyoming, burns cleaner and costs less than premium gasoline. Currently, there is a compressed natural gas filling station in Riverton as well as several more along the I-80 corridor.  

Melodie Edwards is the host and producer of WPM's award-winning podcast The Modern West. Her Ghost Town(ing) series looks at rural despair and resilience through the lens of her hometown of Walden, Colorado. She has been a radio reporter at WPM since 2013, covering topics from wildlife to Native American issues to agriculture.
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