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Dairyland Power Invests in Landfill Gas-to-Energy Plants
Dairyland Power Cooperative has invested in more renewable energy for its
members by purchasing the electricity from two new landfill gas-to-energy (LGE) generating facilities, owned by Waste Management, Inc. The generating facilities are sited at the Timberline Trail Landfill near Bruce, Wis., and the Central Disposal Landfill near Lake Mills, Iowa. Both came
online in spring 2006.
The natural byproduct of the residential waste landfills, methane gas, is the fuel used to generate the renewable energy. The 3.2 megawatt (MW) Timberline Trail facility can power 2,700 homes. The 4.8 MW Central Disposal facility can power 4,000 homes.
"Landfill gas generation is a win-win for consumers and the environment, since it is a very reliable energy resource with the ability to operate around the clock. This is good for the environment and good for consumers who depend on a constant energy supply," said Dairyland President and CEO
Bill Berg.
Dairyland receives energy from a third such plant, the 3 MW ONYX Seven Mile Creek Landfill gasto-energy facility in Eau Claire, Wis. The generating plant, owned and operated by Dairyland, was brought online in 2004 and is expected to expand in 2007.
Dairyland also supplies renewable energy to its member distribution cooperatives from its Flambeau Hydro Station near Ladysmith, Wis., and from participation in two wind farms in southwestern Minnesota. In addition, Dairyland operates three "cow power" manure digester facilities at dairy
farms in its service territory.
With headquarters in La Crosse, Wis., Dairyland provides wholesale electricity to 25 member distribution cooperatives and 19 municipal utilities, including electric cooperatives in northeast Iowa. A Touchstone Energy Cooperative, Dairyland's service area encompasses 62 counties in four states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois).
Waste Management, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, serves municipal, commercial, industrial and residential customers throughout North America. Nationally, Waste Management has worked with businesses, industries and public utilities to develop 100 landfill gas projects, creating enough energy
to power about 225,000 homes, replacing about 2 million barrels of oil per year.
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For more information on items in this section contact Ann Foster, IAEC Director of Communications, 515-727-8945 or afoster@iowarec.org.
members by purchasing the electricity from two new landfill gas-to-energy (LGE) generating facilities, owned by Waste Management, Inc. The generating facilities are sited at the Timberline Trail Landfill near Bruce, Wis., and the Central Disposal Landfill near Lake Mills, Iowa. Both came
online in spring 2006.
The natural byproduct of the residential waste landfills, methane gas, is the fuel used to generate the renewable energy. The 3.2 megawatt (MW) Timberline Trail facility can power 2,700 homes. The 4.8 MW Central Disposal facility can power 4,000 homes.
"Landfill gas generation is a win-win for consumers and the environment, since it is a very reliable energy resource with the ability to operate around the clock. This is good for the environment and good for consumers who depend on a constant energy supply," said Dairyland President and CEO
Bill Berg.
Dairyland receives energy from a third such plant, the 3 MW ONYX Seven Mile Creek Landfill gasto-energy facility in Eau Claire, Wis. The generating plant, owned and operated by Dairyland, was brought online in 2004 and is expected to expand in 2007.
Dairyland also supplies renewable energy to its member distribution cooperatives from its Flambeau Hydro Station near Ladysmith, Wis., and from participation in two wind farms in southwestern Minnesota. In addition, Dairyland operates three "cow power" manure digester facilities at dairy
farms in its service territory.
With headquarters in La Crosse, Wis., Dairyland provides wholesale electricity to 25 member distribution cooperatives and 19 municipal utilities, including electric cooperatives in northeast Iowa. A Touchstone Energy Cooperative, Dairyland's service area encompasses 62 counties in four states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois).
Waste Management, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, serves municipal, commercial, industrial and residential customers throughout North America. Nationally, Waste Management has worked with businesses, industries and public utilities to develop 100 landfill gas projects, creating enough energy
to power about 225,000 homes, replacing about 2 million barrels of oil per year.
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For more information on items in this section contact Ann Foster, IAEC Director of Communications, 515-727-8945 or afoster@iowarec.org.
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