(Source: Business Wire)
Waste Connections, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a
long-term agreement to expand its landfill gas to energy operations at
the Potrero Hills Landfill in Northern California. Under the 25-year
agreement with DTE Biomass Energy, landfill gas will be recovered and
converted into renewable electric power. The project is expected to
produce enough electricity to power approximately 7,000 homes per year.
"We currently have 17 renewable energy projects either operating or in
development that are expected to produce almost 40 megawatts of power
and 10,000 cubic feet per minute of pipeline quality gas. We also have
more than 15 additional landfills that either qualify or could qualify
for carbon emission credits and potentially be developed into future
renewable energy projects," said Jim Little, Waste Connections' Senior
Vice President -- Engineering and Disposal.
"We are proud to be partnering with Waste Connections at the Potrero
Hills Landfill to produce a long-term supply of sustainable renewable
energy from an otherwise unused resource," said Mark Cousino, DTE
Biomass Energy President.
About Waste Connections
Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) is an integrated solid waste services
company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and
recycling services in mostly secondary markets in the Western and
Southern U.S. The Company serves approximately two million residential,
commercial and industrial customers from a network of operations in 26
states. The Company also provides intermodal services for the movement
of containers in the Pacific Northwest. Waste Connections, Inc. was
founded in September 1997 and is headquartered in Folsom, California.
For more information, visit the Waste Connections web site at www.wasteconnections.com.
About DTE Biomass Energy
DTE Biomass Energy, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE). The company has provided
communities with safe, environmentally sound energy since 1988 by
developing, owning and operating landfill gas recovery systems
throughout the United States. DTE Biomass Energy has more than 25
operating sites in 14 states. For more information, visit the DTE
Biomass Energy web site at www.dtebe.com.
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