Ameresco has constructed a three-mile pipeline to carry the landfill gas from the landfill to an engine facility located at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. The gas is used to generate 3.2MW of electricity.
The green power, which is purchased by Columbia Water & Light, provides enough electricity to meet the needs of nearly 2,000 Columbia Water & Light customers.
It also reduces green house gas emissions equivalent to planting 31,000 acres of trees and removing almost 28,000 vehicles each year from Missouri roads.
Additionally, Ameresco captures the waste heat generated from the engines to provide steam and hot water for the state-owned correctional center.
Ameresco is also working with the correctional facility to improve efficiency, reduce energy demand and costs, and to combine the Algoa and Jefferson City Power Plants, reducing overall operations costs and saving taxpayer money.
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