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



LocationCincinnati, Ohio
End User(s)Duke Energy Generation Service
Sector(s)Utility
Landfill(s)Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, Inc.
Landfill Size11.5 million tons waste-in-place (1998)
Project TypeHigh Btu
Project Size10,417 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 29,500 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 23,800 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 302,100 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 33,900 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0354 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedDuke Energy Generation Service, Montauk Energy Capital, QuestAir Technologies, Inc.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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