Idling trucks consume 0.8 to 1.0 gallons of fuel per hour. The annual cost of that consumed fuel is estimated at $2,400 per truck plus an additional $250 to cover idling related maintenance. Drivers and fleet owners benefit significantly from the use of electrified facilities.

DEP recently submitted a grant application to secure funding to electrify a private truck stop in Milford as part of the National Transportation Idle Free Corridor program. The successful establishment of one TSE along I-95 will provide valuable data to Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) for the construction of TSE units in other locations, public and private, along I-95 and other major highways in the state.

The Hunts Point Truck/Trailer Electrification Project involves fuel switching from idling heavy duty diesel trucks to electricity from the regional power pool. Hundreds of the long haul trucks with refrigerated trailers enter the Hunts Point Cooperative Market every day. Truck drivers typically idle their diesel engines when they arrive at the Market to provide air-conditioning or heat to the sleeper cab, to keep the engine and fuel warm in cold weather, to operate appliances, and to maintain vehicle battery charge while appliances are in use. This fuel switch from diesel to electric results in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution and increased demand from the regional New York Power Pool. The Hunts Point Truck/Trailer Electrification Pilot Project (PDF, 116 KB)