DEP at Home is an interactive, educational home structure that features practices and products promoting energy efficiency and sustainable building materials, as well as environmentally-friendly and Pennsylvania-produced products for the home.
"This year, our exhibit has a renewed focus on alternative fuels." DEP Secretary Chris Abruzzo said. "I encourage all farm show visitors to stop by and learn how to plug in an electric vehicle, or fuel a truck that runs on compressed natural gas."
The exhibit, which made its debut at the 2012 Farm Show, now features a garage to showcase vehicles that run on alternative fuels. There are useable pumps and receptacles for compressed natural gas and electric vehicles (EV) so visitors can experience fueling an alternative fuel vehicle (AFV). The garage also boasts flooring made from recycled tires, information about proper disposal of household hazardous waste, as well as landscaping with native plants and tips on proper pest management.
DEP has partnered with Nissan North America to bring a Nissan Leaf all-electric vehicle to their Farm Show exhibit. The Leaf was manufactured at the Nissan plant in Tennessee and will sit in the "driveway" of DEP's exhibit. Farm Show visitors will be able to use the EV charger to "power" the vehicle and sit at the wheel to envision driving this innovative car.
