OUC History Book

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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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