Highlights:
- In a press release, Veolia ES announced today that it had opened Georgia's largest landfill gas to energy facility at their Taylor County landfill in Mauk, Georgia.
- Veolia ES partners with Energy Developments, Inc and Green Power EMC to build the facility
- The new plant is expected to produce 8 MW of renewable power
From the press release:
TAYLOR COUNTY, Ga. – Energy Development, Limited (ASX ENE), parent company of Nashville based Energy Developments, Inc. (EDI), Green Power EMC and Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc. today announced the completion of the expansion of EDI’s Landfill Gas to Electricity plant located on Veolia’s Taylor County Landfill in Mauk, Georgia. Renewable power generated from this facility will be sold to Green Power EMC under a 15 year Power Purchase Agreement.
The original Landfill Gas to Electricity facility was expanded from 4 MW to 8 MW of renewable electricity making it the largest Landfill Gas to Electricity facility in Georgia.
“EDI is proud to be a partner with Green Power EMC and Veolia ES Solid Waste on this project,” said Steve Cowman, President and CEO of EDI. “The Taylor County expansion fits in with our strategic growth plan to capitalize on existing renewable assets while expanding our U.S. renewable portfolio through the development of new greenfield sites.” EDI currently has over 90 MW of installed renewable generation in the U.S. utilizing only landfill gas as the fuel source.
Landfill gas, which is created when organic material naturally decomposes in a landfill, consists of about 50 percent methane. A reliable and readily available local alternative to fossil fuels, landfill gas can be converted to generate electricity, heat or steam, or used as an alternative vehicle fuel.
