Dive Summary:
- Hidden Hollow Energy, a subsidiary of Fortistar, has filed a $30 million tort claim against Ada County, Idaho
- In the tort claim, Hidden Hollow Energy claims that the county's deal with a gasification plant, run by Dynamis Energy, will prevent it from getting the waste needed for its 3.2 megawatt landfill gas-to-energy facility. The company claims that it was promised this waste from the county.
- The November deal with Dynamis Energy would divert nearly 1/3rd of the county's waste from the landfill run by Hidden Hollow Energy
From the article:
Since 2006, a landfill gas-to-energy project at the Ada County landfill has been generating electricity from methane gas — and generating more than $250,000 annually for the county.
The company that owns and operates the engines that convert gas from decomposing landfill materials into electricity on Tuesday filed a $30 million tort claim — a precursor to a lawsuit — against the county alleging breach of contract.
Hidden Hollow Energy LLC and Hidden Hollow Energy 2 LLC, subsidiaries of New York-based Fortistar, said in order to continue generating electricity, the company needs a long-term consistent supply of methane gas, a byproduct of decomposing trash, which the county has agreed to provide.
