Highlights:
- Waste Management announces that they have completed construction on the Pine Tree Acres Renewable Energy Facility in Lenox, Michigan
- Facility is designed to generate 12.8 megawatts of energy - enough to power the equivalent of 12,000 homes
- New plant joins an existing Waste Management facility at the same location that generates 8.8 megawatts of electricity
From the press release:
"Waste Management is committed to the investments and innovative technology required to bring a state-of-the-art facility like this to Macomb County communities," said Chuck Cassie, Senior District Manager for Waste Management. "By converting waste into energy for more than 12,000 residents, the new Pine Tree Acres Green Energy Plant represents the best of having tomorrow's technology here and now."
As waste naturally decomposes, it produces landfill gas, which can be captured and used as a green energy source and alternative to fossil fuels. At the Pine Tree Acres Renewable Energy Facility, up to 4,800 cubic feet per minute of landfill gas is being channeled into eight 20-cylinder Caterpillar engines to produce electricity. Located on 14.5 acres of land acquired from ANR Pipeline, the electricity generated at Pine Tree Acres is delivered to Consumers Energy utilizing International Transmission Company's (ITC's) transmission system.
