MCE Local Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project: Redwood Landfill

Waste Management Redwood Landfill and MCE have ushered in a new era of power generation with the opening of a landfill gas-to-energy plant that will provide enough renewable electricity to serve more than 5,000 MCE customers in Marin, Napa, and Contra Costa counties along with the city of Benicia.

The new, state-of-the-art plant uses methane gas produced by Marin’s trash at the Redwood Landfill to power two reciprocating engines that generate 3.9 megawatts of electricity 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This renewable energy source closes the loop on trash by turning a greenhouse gas, which was previously destroyed, into electricity. A sophisticated, multi-step scrubbing system also ensures this plant is the first of its kind to be nearly emissions free. The scrubbing system removes carbon particulates, sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide.

At $14.5 million, the plant reflects Waste Management’s commitment to finding environmentally sustainable solutions to its operations, and MCE’s goal to provide 100% renewable energy service as close to customers as possible.

[Nicholas-f]

WM spins it to be voluntary where methane capture is required by law. It is a major climate insulator.

They don't even use it for all their loud and polluting diesel trucks.