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



LocationDallas, Texas
End User(s)Oncor
Sector(s)Utility
Landfill(s)McCommas Bluff Landfill/City of Dallas
Landfill Size26.5 million tons waste-in-place (2003)
Project TypeHigh Btu
Project Size3,785 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 10,700 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 8,600 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 109,800 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 12,300 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0129 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
LMOP Partners InvolvedES Alternatives

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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