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Photo collage of landfill gas collection systems, landfill methane utilization options (i.e., greenhouses, electricity), and the LMOP logoDominion East Ohio Gas Medium Btu Landfill Gas



LocationWaynesburg, Ohio
End User(s)Dominion East Ohio Gas
Sector(s)Utility
Landfill(s)American Landfill
Landfill Size14.16 million tons waste-in-place
Project TypeMedium Btu (directly injecting unprocessed landfill gas into a natural gas reserve)
Project Size2,847 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsAnnual greenhouse gas reductions equivalent to planting 9,800 acres of forest, removing the emissions of 6,900 vehicles, or preventing the use of 83,300 barrels of oil. Annual energy savings equate to heating 21,400 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0097 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedToro Energy, Inc., Waste Management, Inc.

Last Updated: 1/3/2007


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