In the fall of 2003, EKPC opened three power plants that produce electric power from landfill gas. Each $4 million landfill gas-to-electric plant converts methane that is produced from decaying trash into electricity. The projects have been applauded for being both environmentally responsible and cost efficient.
The first three facilities are located outside of Grayson, London and Walton, Kentucky. A fourth facility, located at the Pearl Hollow landfill in Hardin County, came online in January 2006 and our fifth facility in Pendleton County came online in January 2007. Our sixth power plant at the Mason County/ Maysville Landfill became operational spring 2009. Currently, the six landfill gas facilities generate approximately 16.8 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 9,000 homes. |
