Highlights:
- Waste Management announced yesterday that they have broken ground on a new landfill gas-to-energy facility in Geneva, Ohio
- Once complete, facility will be able to generate 6.4 megawatts of power - enough to power more than 6,000 homes
- Plant continues progress on sustainability goals the company set in 2007. Waste Management currently produces enough energy to power 1.1 million homes. The company hopes to be able to power two million homes by 2020.
From the article:
Green energy will soon be helping to power homes, following Waste Management's announcement today on the groundbreaking of a gas-to-electric facility at Geneva Landfill in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
Once construction is completed, Waste Management Geneva Landfill's gas plant is designed to generate 6.4 megawatts of electricity, enough to power over 6,000 homes. The plant will be operational by the end of this year.
Methane gas, which is produced in the landfill from the decomposition of waste, will be channeled into engines that are used to create electricity. The electricity generated at Waste Management Geneva Landfill will go into the electrical power grid.
"Waste Management is committed to the investments and innovative technology required to bring a state-of-the-art facility like this to the Ashtabula County area," said Jerry Ross, Senior District Manager for Waste Management Geneva Landfill. "By converting waste into energy to power homes, this "green energy" plant represents the best of having tomorrow's technology here and now."
