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



LocationLouisville, Kentucky
End User(s)General Electric
Sector(s)Industrial
Landfill(s)Outer Loop Recycling and Disposal Facility
Landfill Size35.05 million tons waste-in-place
Project TypeBoiler
Project Size500 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 1,400 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1,100 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 14,500 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 1,600 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0017 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedToro Energy, Inc., Waste Management, Inc.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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