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Photo collage of landfill gas collection systems, landfill methane utilization options (i.e., greenhouses, electricity), and the LMOP logoCity of Fort Smith High Btu Project



LocationCity of Fort Smith, Arkansas
End User(s)Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation
Sector(s)Utility
Landfill(s)City of Fort Smith Landfill
Landfill Size2.45 million tons waste-in-place (2001)
Project TypeHigh Btu
Project Size1,000 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 2,800 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 2,300 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 29,000 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 3,300 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0034 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedCambrian Energy Development, L.L.C., City of Fort Smith Department of Sanitation, SouthTex Renewables, LLC

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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