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Escambia Landfill Gas To Be Used To Generate Power
July 11, 2009
More renewable energy will be produced in Northwest Florida soon. Gulf Power’s agreement to build a facility to convert landfill gas to energy at the Perdido Landfill has been approved by the Escambia County Commission.
Initially, landfill gas generators will produce 3,200 kilowatts of renewable energy — enough to power about 1,500 homes. The energy capacity can be increased as the landfill produces more methane in the future. Gulf Power will invest about $6 million in the project.
Escambia County will sell the landfill gas to Gulf Power at a rate of $2.47 per million BTU’s with an escalation clause of three percent per year for 20 years. The contract is expected to net about $850,000 in the first year for Escambia County. The plant should be operational in about a year.
“This partnership with Escambia County will produce tremendous benefits for our community,” said Sandy Sims, manager of Gulf Power Public Affairs. “The process will eliminate a source of greenhouse gas by capturing and using the methane that is already escaping into the atmosphere. And this project will bring more clean energy to Northwest Florida.”
Gulf Power has a contract with Escambia County for the purchase of landfill gas and with LFG Technologies Development to design, build and operate the Landfill Gas to Energy facility at the Perdido Landfill.
The purchase is subject to approval of a land lease for the facility, permitting by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and approval by the Florida Public Service Commission.
Once approved by the FPSC, the facility will take about six months to build and is tentatively scheduled to go into commercial operation on May 31, 2010.
Landfill methane gas is one of the most cost-effective forms of renewable energy. Municipal solid waste landfills are the second largest human-generated source of methane emissions in the United States and methane is one of the most potent forms of greenhouse gases — 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection ncy.
“This project shows Gulf Power’s commitment to pursue affordable renewable energy options and promote energy conservation projects while continuing to reduce emissions,” Sims said. “We’re pursuing a more diverse mix of fuel sources to benefit our customers.”
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5 Responses to “Escambia Landfill Gas To Be Used To Generate Power”
Yea!! more green technologies on the way………
Joe,
If you have been past the landfill any time in the last 6 months you would have
noticed that the pump station for the paper mill is no longer present. The company with that project backed out of the contract. Thus giving Gulf Power the chance to invest in this renewable form of energy.
Attn Joe: Probaly for the same reason no one has mentioned the $$$$$ that the new WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY will be making off the gas they sell!!!!!! LET’S KEEP THIS ALL QUIET…….OK???!!!!!
What about the gas that is being sent to the paper mill from the landfill? The landfill already has a gas pump station on the south east corner of the landfill. Why was this not mentioned by gulf power or the county?
Interesting!!