by Matt Morrison, The Daily Pilot, Los Angeles Times
Originally published by The Daily Pilot, affiliate of the Los Angeles Times.
The Bowerman Power Project went into operation this week, converting methane gas, a byproduct of landfill trash, into enough electricity to power 26,000 homes. Bowerman's 113,000-square-foot plant occupies 2.6 acres of the 725-acre landfill. It features seven state-of-the-art Caterpillar reciprocating engines that convert compressed and cleaned methane gas into electricity.
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