Robeson County, NC Adds $1.4 million Landfill Gas-to-Energy Plant

Date: January 15, 2012

Source: News Room

Robeson County, NC has added a $1.4 million, 1 megawatt landfill gas-to-energy plant to its landfill from which it hopes to earn $500,000 per year in electricity revenues. The county will also earn an extra $250,000 per year in renewable energy and carbon credits. NC Electric Membership Corp., a statewide organization of electrical cooperatives that serve rural communities, will buy the power and the credits. Of the $1.4 million project cost, the county contributed $425 while the remaining $1 million came from a state grant.

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