Friday, December 14, 2012

City of Lake Charles eyes possible propane switch

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) -  As gas prices continue to rise, the City of Lake Charles is looking at ways to potentially save money by switching over to propane for public works equipment. Like many cities across the country, switching to cleaner energy has become a better solution to saving money, according to officials.

"We've looked for several years about trying to go to some kind of alternative fuel," Director of the Department of Public Works, Mister Edwards said.

Edwards said the city researched the propane program for the past five years. He said public works will test the use of propane on a few lawnmowers before making the transition to propane on all of the utilities and even the vehicles.

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