How does methane cogeneration work?
Methane produced by the landfill will be piped to the college’s generation station where it will be burned to power four gas-fired generators. The generators will produce the electricity, which will be transmitted to the college’s electrical system. The facility actually will burn both methane and natural gas to power the generators, so that when the methane levels decrease from the landfill, the facility will readily be able to switch over to natural gas. In addition, the waste heat produced by the operation of the system will be used in the McDonough Sports Complex to power a heating/air conditioning system. This use of the waste heat will be at no additional expense to the college. Where will the proposed facility be located? How big will it be? The proposed facility will be located beyond the left field fence of the baseball stadium directly behind the Physical Plant building. The building will be approximately 8,000 square feet in size and will be two stories tall. An underground
