Kentucky Transportation Data for Alternative Fuels and Vehicles
Find transportation data and information about alternative fuels and advanced vehicles in Kentucky, including laws and incentives, fueling stations, fuel prices, and more.
Laws and Incentives
13
laws and incentives in Kentucky related to alternative fuels and advanced vehicles
Recent Additions and Updates
Fueling Stations
208
stations in Kentucky with alternative fuels
Fuel | Public | Private |
---|---|---|
Biodiesel (B20 and above) | 2 | 2 |
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) | 7 | 4 |
Electric | 60 | 22 |
Ethanol (E85) | 65 | 7 |
Hydrogen | 0 | 0 |
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) | 1 | 0 |
Propane (LPG) | 37 | 1 |
Clean Cities Coalitions
Clean Cities builds partnerships to cut petroleum use in transportation through a national network of nearly 100 coalitions.
Kentucky has 1 coalition:
Kentucky Clean Cities Partnership
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Transportation Fuel Consumption
Source: State Energy Data System based on beta data converted to gasoline gallon equivalents of petroleum (GGEs) for the transportation sector (which includes more than highway vehicles) from the U.S. Energy Information Administration
Fuel Production
Gasoline (million gallons/year) | 2,100 |
Diesel (million gallons/year) | 786 |
Electricity (thousand MWh/year) | 89,048 |
Natural Gas (million cubic feet) | 215,604 |
Conventional Power Plants | 30 |
Generating Capacity (nameplate, MW) | 24,223 |
Oil Refineries | 2 |
Oil Refinery Capacity (bbl/day) | 245,500 |
Renewable Power Plants | 7 |
Renewable Power Plant Capacity (nameplate, MW) | 804 |
Source: BioFuels Atlas from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Regional Fuel Prices
Average fuel prices as of October 2016
Fuel | Midwest Region | National Average | ||
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per unit sold | per GGE | per unit sold | per GGE | |
Biodiesel (B20) | $2.29/gallon | $2.08/GGE | $2.46/gallon | $2.24/GGE |
Ethanol (E85) | $1.78/gallon | $2.51/GGE | $1.93/gallon | $2.72/GGE |
Natural Gas (CNG) | $1.93/GGE | $1.93/GGE | $2.06/GGE | $2.06/GGE |
Propane | $2.44/gallon | $3.37/GGE | $2.68/gallon | $3.70/GGE |
Gasoline | $2.16/gallon | $2.16/GGE | $2.22/gallon | $2.22/GGE |
Diesel | $2.37/gallon | $2.13/GGE | $2.48/gallon | $2.23/GGE |
Source: Average prices per gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) for the Midwest PADD from the Alternative Fuel Price Report
Bioenergy Production and Infrastructure
Ethanol Plants | 2 |
Total Ethanol Capacity (million gallons/year) | 35.4 |
Biodiesel Plants | 3 |
Total Biodiesel Capacity (million gallons/year) | 51.75 |
Biopower Plants | 8 |
Biopower Plant Capacity (nameplate, MW) | 110.2 |
Source: BioFuels Atlas from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Electricity Sources and Vehicle Emissions
Source: Energy Information Administration, Electricity Net Generation, Open Data API. Learn more about emissions from hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles.