Happy New Year! Let us start this year with the goal of reducing air pollution and achieving energy independence!

History of our coalition
The Maricopa Association of Governments joined the Department of Energy's Clean Cities Program in 1997. The Clean Cities Program was created by the federal Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT) to support voluntary efforts by government and business to reduce our country's dependence on foreign oil. There are now over eighty coalitions nationwide.

In July 2001, Maricopa Association of Governments handed over the Clean Cities operation to a group of independent stakeholders representing local industry and government. This group was re-chartered by DOE under the new name, Valley of the Sun Clean Cities Coalition. This new and improved coalition emerged with an innovative vision and strategic plan for cleaner air and a future less dependent on petroleum. Today, the coalition's stakeholders represent more than sixty government, utility, and business organizations.

The VSCCC's stakeholders operate nearly 7,000 alternative fuel vehicles and displace some 30 million gallons of petroleum fuel annually with alternative fuels such as natural gas, biodiesel, propane, ethanol, and electricity. According to a 2010 survey, this represents 10% of the annual consumption of alternative transportation fuel in the U.S.

To become more familiar with the Clean Cities Program and to locate other Clean Cities Coalitions please click here.
To become more familiar with Valley of the Sun Clean Cities Coalition, take a look at our past newsletters:

January 2012 Newsletter
October 2011 Newsletter
August 2011 Newsletter
June 2011 Newsletter
April 2011 Newsletter

Our Mission
We are dedicated to advancing the environmental, energy, and economic security of the Phoenix Metro area, Central and Northern Arizona, by advocating and participating in practices that promote clean domestic energy, and reduce dependence on conventional petroleum-based fuels.

Find a station near you using the Clean Cities ALTERNATIVE FUEL STATION LOCATOR