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OUC Begins Generating Electricity from Landfill Gas On April 1, 1998, the Stanton Energy
the landfill and piped to SEC where it is
The gas from the landfill produces close
Center (SEC) began burning landfill gas
co-fired with coal. In addition to helping
to 100,000 megawatt hours of reduced-
from the Orange County landfill. One
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from
emissions power — offsetting about
of the largest and longest-running efforts
the landfill, the 12-MW green energy
44,000 tons of coal each year.
of its kind in the state, the OUC Landfill
program displaces more than three
Project is an economical renewable
percent of the fossil fuel required for
County have signed new agreements for
source of energy that is also reliable and
SEC Units 1 and 2, and provides enough
future landfill projects — expanding
sustainable. Methane gas is captured from
electricity every day for 10,000 homes.
capacity to 22 MW.
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Looking to the future, OUC and Orange