New RNG Facility Proposed at County Landfill to Convert RNG to Electricity
Chautauqua County is looking to sell natural gas generated at the county landfill to a third party instead of trying to convert it to electricity themselves.
According to a memorandum from Stephen M. Abdella, county attorney, to the legislature and county executive, “the county owns and operates a landfill gas-to-energy generating facility at the county landfill that has provided substantial net revenues to the county since 2010. However, the depressed market conditions for sale of electricity generated by landfill gas have caused a significant reduction in the revenues received by the county, and it is now more advantageous to directly sell the landfill gas to a third party who will convert it to renewable natural gas (RNG).”
By Observer Today