New CNG fuel station opens in Weathersfield

MINERAL RIDGE

IGS CNG Services opened the first compressed-natural-gas fueling station in the Mahoning Valley, investing about $2 million in the facility.

The station, which opened Tuesday, is located at Mr. Fuel on Salt Springs Road in Weathersfield Township. IGS has two other CNG stations in Ohio — Dublin and Orrville — and three in West Virginia. It’s also planning to open stations in Dayton and Findlay.

“Our plan responds to the emerging market demand for fast, convenient refueling of CNG vehicles,” said Scott White, company president. “We want to create the opportunity to travel all over the region without a worry of whether you can find a location to fuel up with compressed natural gas.”

White said opening CNG stations is “a bit of a risk to our company.”

Out of 200 million vehicles in the country, about 120,000 run on CNG, he said.

But the company is banking on companies with fleets of large trucks that use diesel fuel converting to CNG, he said.

The cost of CNG is $2.249 a gallon equivalent, about $1.65 a gallon cheaper than diesel.

Read more on this new fuel option in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.