Casella Strikes Deal to Sell Landfill Gas to UMaine

Date: January 30, 2011

Source: News Room

Casella Waste Systems (Rutland, VT) has signed a 20-year agreement to sell gas from its Juniper Ridge landfill in Old Town, ME to the University of Maine in nearby Bangor, ME. Casella plans to construct a 5 to 6 mile pipeline to transport the gas which is currently flared to the college campus where it will be burned for heat and hot water. Plans call for its completion by the 2012 heating season. Janet Waldron, UMaine's vice president for administration and finance said she expects the University to save between $11 million and $20 million over the twenty year contract depending on prevailing energy costs. Other benefits include stable energy costs and a decreased carbon footprint.

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