WM Opens $131 Million Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Facility in Suburban Philadelphia, PA
WM celebrated the opening of its new RNG facility on the WM Fairless Landfill complex in Bucks County, Pa. The $131 million WM Fairless Renewable Natural Gas Facility is expected to generate approximately 3 million MMBtu per year of RNG, which is equivalent to the energy needed to power almost 63,000 homes annually. WM has been a leader in the beneficial use of landfill gas for decades. The Fairless facility is WM’s second renewable energy project in eastern Pennsylvania where the company also operates three landfill-gas-to-energy projects.
“WM is proud to bring more renewable energy to eastern Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region as part of our continued sustainability growth strategy,” said Chris Farley, area vice president, WM Greater Mid-Atlantic. “Not only has this project helped bolster the local economy by creating jobs, but it also expands WM’s ability to capture and transform landfill gas into a lower-emission energy source that can power communities and even a portion of our own natural gas truck fleet.”