Complete Process
What we Offer
Step-by-Step to Implement a Landfill Gas to Energy Project
Potential Benefits Gained By Landfill Owners/Operators From Landfill Gas Energy

POTENTIAL BENEFITS GAINED BY LANDFILL OWNERS/OPERATORS FROM LANDFILL GAS ENERGY

ECONOMIC

Project payback < 5 years

Revenue shares from the sale of landfill gas (LFG) or electricity produced

Typical revenue for electricity = $0.05/kWh to $0.07/kWh
Typical revenue for gas = $2.00/mmBtu to $4.00/mmBtu
Renewable Energy Production Incentive (REPI) payment for gas extraction = 1.5 cents per kWh
Royalty payment for gas extraction vary

Other potential sources of revenue

Greenhouse gas emission reductions trading (eCO₂ credits)
Green power/pricing programs

ENVIRONMENTAL

Improved local air quality
Lower greenhouse gas emissions
Emissions offsets from fossil fuels
Subsurface gas migration control

A typical 3-megawatt (MW) electricity generation project is approximately equal to any one of the following:

Removing emissions equivalent to 25,000 vehicles
Planting 36,000 acres of forest
Offsetting the use of 640 railcars of coal
Averting electricity usage of 234,000 light bulbs

COMMUNITY IMAGE

Progressive, innovative resource us
Responsible community planning
Safer landfill with reduced odors
Job creation through project development
Improved economic development near the landfill

ENERGY

Reliable, local fuel source
Less need for use of polluting fossil fuels