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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014
Vol. CXXIV, No. 30
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices
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A Greener Operation $14M biofuel facility opens at LRI Landfill
Photos By Todd Matthews, Editor Pierce County became the latest major player on Washington State's clean energy front during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday morning to mark the completion of a new $14 million methane gas conversion site in Graham, Wash. The facility, which is CLOCKWISE located at the 168-acre FROM TOP: ProjLRI Landfill and is a partect engineer Luke nership between Waste Stephenson leads Connections and BioFuelected officials on els Washington, captures a guided tour of a methane generated by denew methane gas composing garbage at the conversion facility landfill and converts it to at the LRI Landfill useable compressed natuin Pierce County; ral gas that is purchased BioFuels Washingby Puget Sound Energy ton Managing Direcand used to produce elector Frank Mazanec tricity. explains details of "This facility is an im- the new $14 million portant component of our facility; A buildexpanding renewable ening at the new site; ergy portfolio," said Waste Mazanec (far right) Connections' Senior Vice discusses the new President of Engineering facility with (from and Disposal Jim Little. left to right) Wash"Such projects, together ington State Goverwith our increasing in- nor Jay Inslee, Waste vestment in compressed Connections Divinatural gas fleet and infrasion Vice President structure, are intended to John Rodgers, and reduce our environmental Tacoma City Counfootprint, improve local air cilmember David quality, and generate reBoe. newable power for our local communities." The plant officially opened on Dec. 23, 2013, and produces enough electricity to support 3,375 area homes annually. At its maximum production, the facility is expected to produce enough electricity to power more than 10,000 homes per year. "Washington State has always been a place of innovation and partnership," said Washington State Governor Jay Inslee, who joined local officials — including Pierce County Councilmembers and Tacoma City Councilmembers — on a guided tour of the new facility. "This facility is another example of what we can accomplish together through public and private partnerships to provide for future generations."
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