Dive summary:
- Broadrock Renewables LLC opened a new landfill-gas-to-energy plant in Brea, Calif., with an energy generating capacity of 32.5 megawatts.
- The new facility is the second-largest landfill-gas-to-energy plant in the United States.
- Olinda Alpha Landfill hosts the facility, which was already the home to a smaller WTE plant, bringing the total production to 37.5 megawatts of renewable energy from the landfill.
From the article:
Broadrock Renewables LLC, in partnership with the County of Orange, held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the inauguration of Broadrock’s newly completed landfill gas-to-energy generating plant located at the County’s Olinda Alpha Landfill in Brea, California. Broadrock’s new facility has a renewable energy generating capacity of 32.5 MW, and when combined with Broadrock’s existing 5MW facility, totals 37.5 MW of renewable energy generating capacity installed at the Olinda Alpha Landfill. This is the 2nd largest power plant fueled by landfill gas in the United States. ...