Champagne’s Energy to Provide Maine Fleets with Clean Fuel and Vehicle Conversions as New Alliance AutoGas Partner

PORTLAND, Maine – November 29, 2011 – Champagne’s Energy, Inc. is helping Maine’s fleets drive clean with budget-friendly propane autogas vehicle conversions and fueling. As a new Alliance AutoGas partner, Champagne’s Energy is now an integral part of America’s only complete program to shift fleets from gasoline to clean-burning, affordable autogas.

“We are thrilled to join Alliance AutoGas to help New England fleets transition to the most viable alternative fuel on the market,” says Champagne’s Energy Business Manager Dave Marcotte. “Fleet managers can come to us for autogas vehicle conversions and fuel supply, and we’ll install an on-site autogas station at their home base. The Alliance AutoGas complete program goes hand-in-hand with our mission to provide the best possible service at the best possible price.”

Running on autogas allows fleets to save money while driving cleaner. Autogas is an average of $1.25 less per gallon than gasoline and produces at least 20 percent fewer harmful pollutants. Autogas-powered vehicles maintain comparable performance and range to gasoline vehicles; and because autogas is a clean-burning fuel, vehicles typically require less maintenance.

Not only is autogas environmentally friendly and cost-effective, running fleets on this American-made fuel ultimately helps enhance U.S. energy security.

“Because 90 percent of our nation’s autogas supply is domestically produced, shifting fleets to autogas is an investment in our energy future,” says Alliance AutoGas President Stuart Weidie.  “Champagne’s Energy is a welcome addition to the growing network of Alliance partners making autogas fueling and vehicle conversions more accessible to American fleets.”

About Champagne’s Energy, Inc.

Champagne’s Propane was founded by John Champagne in 1981 and has been owned and operated by the Millett family for 3 generations since John Champagne’s untimely death is 1989. The Milletts established Champagne’s Fuel Oil in 1997 and merged the two companies into Champagne’s Energy in 2000. Today Champagne’s Energy is a full sales and service company specializing in wholesale and retail supply and delivery of propane, #2 fuel oil, k-1 kerosene, diesel fuel and gasoline in central and southern Maine and southeast New Hampshire. They now offer propane autogas fuel and vehicle conversions as part of the Alliance AutoGas complete program. Champagne’s Energy is a member of the National Propane Gas Association, the Propane Gas Association of New England and the Maine Energy Marketers Association. Visit www.champagnesenergy.com for more information.

About Alliance AutoGas

The Alliance AutoGas complete program enables fleet managers to use clean, economical, American-made autogas. The growing Alliance network currently spans 34 states nationwide. Learn more at: www.allianceautogas.com. For general questions, contact David Finder, National Energy Programs Manager, dmfinder@allianceautogas.com or (828) 251-0027.