How Landfill Methane Gas Facilities Work
- High-capacity landfill methane gas (LMG) contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gases by destroying methane and using the remaining gas to produce electricity
- Landfill gas, which occurs naturally from decomposing waste, consists of about 50% methane, whose emissions are many times stronger than carbon dioxide and considered a contributing factor to global warming
- LMG facilities capture the methane and use it to produce electricity instead of flaring the gas into the atmosphere
Facilities
Hoosier Energy owns and operates 2 landfill methane gas facilities:
- 15-megawatt Livingston plant located on Republic Industries’ 460-acre Livingston Landfill near Pontiac, Illinois
- Livingston began operations in 2013
- 16-megawatt Orchard Hills facility in Davis Junction, Illinois, about 20 miles south of Rockford, Illinois
- Orchard Hills came on line in September 2016
- Renewable energy credits for the Livingston and Orchard Hills facilities are sold to third parties