Land of Enchantment Clean Cities Coalition
Transportation options that affect energy & environmental security
LOECC MISSION
Land of Enchantment Clean Cities Coalition (LOECC) is a New Mexico not-for-profit, funded entirely by an annual grant from US Department of Energy (DOE). The DOE Clean Cities program advances the nation’s economic, environmental, and energy security by supporting local actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, cut petroleum use, and improve efficiency in transportation. The non-petroleum fuels defined by DOE are natural gas, propane, hydrogen, ethanol, and electricity. Other Coalition goals are discussed below.
Incorporated in 1994, LOECC consists of a nine-member board as required by its bylaws. LOECC serves the entire State of NM; with nearly 100 Coalitions nationally, many states have numerous Coalitions. LOECC has the largest territory of all.
DOE Clean Cities Mission
To advance the nation’s environment, energy security and economic prosperity through collaboration with communities by building
partnerships with public and private stakeholders that create equitable deployment of clean transportation solutions for all.
Vision
Clean Cities coalitions employ the following strategies to advance affordable, efficient, and clean transportation fuels and technologies:
Evaluate transportation needs and energy choices to determine the most impactful and cost-effective vehicle options, fuels, technologies, and best practices that make sense for specific stakeholder applications;
De-carbonize the transportation sector by shifting to vehicles, fuels, and technologies that reduce transportation greenhouse gas emissions;
Reduce transportation emissions that contribute to air pollution and harm public health;
Shift to efficient and clean energy sources through the use of alternative and renewable fuels;
Improve fuel efficiency through state-of-the-art technologies and strategies including idle reduction;
Demonstrate and assess new mobility choices that maximize the return on investment for mobility systems in terms of time, cost, energy, and opportunity’
Advance energy and environmental justice priorities by maximizing project benefits that flow to underserved communities and minimize project burdens that affect under-served communities; and
Increase equitable access to clean, affordable transportation.
