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The Kroger fuel center on 7090 University Drive in Huntsville. (Steve Doyle | sdoyle@al.com)

Kroger shoppers can now save money at the pump if they use their Plus Card at one of eight different stores in north Alabama.

The retailer recently launched its Fuel Rewards program in Alabama as a result of new legislation sponsored by Sen. Bill Holtzclaw, R-Madison, and Rep. Mac McCutcheon, R-Huntsville, that makes it legal in the state. Melissa Eads, marketing and public relations manager for Kroger's Nashville division, said the measure was signed into law May 27.

The program works like this: Make a purchase at a Kroger store with a Plus Card and earn fuel points to be used at one of the retailer's fuel centers. Customers get one fuel point for every dollar they spend on qualifying items when they use their Plus Card.

Kroger, which has eight stores in north Alabama, operates five fuel centers in the area. The stores with fuel centers are:

Kroger, 300 Hughes Road, Madison

Kroger, 2110 Oakwood Avenue, Huntsville

Kroger, 6070 Moores Mill Road, Huntsville

Kroger, 7090 University Drive, Huntsville

Kroger, 1101 Beltline Road, Decatur

Other facts about the Fuel Rewards program, as provided by Kroger: