Dive Brief:

• Aria Energy announced it began operations at its landfill gas-to-energy plant in Nokomis, FL.
• The 4.8 megawatt facility, located at the Sarasota County Central County Solid Waste Disposal Complex, is capable of producing energy for over 2,800 households.
• The facility was developed, owned, and operated by Aria, a renewable energy provider headquartered in Novi, MI.

Dive Insight:

Aria touts itself as the biggest suppliers of landfill gas-to-energy in the state of Florida, generating 32 MW of capacity in all. It has a project with Republic Services at a facility in Indiana, and a recent partnership with Casella Waste slated for development in Maine.