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The Watauga Landfill Gas Generation Project

The Watauga Landfill Gas Generation Project. A Learning Experience. Brian Crutchfield Director of Sustainable Development Blue Ridge Electric. Start a Landfill—Opened in 1972 Close a Landfill—1993 22-Acre Site containing 546,000 tons Seal with Plastic Membrane-$1.84 Million--1996

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The Watauga Landfill Gas Generation Project

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  1. The Watauga Landfill Gas Generation Project A Learning Experience Brian Crutchfield Director of Sustainable Development Blue Ridge Electric

  2. Start a Landfill—Opened in 1972 Close a Landfill—1993 22-Acre Site containing 546,000 tons Seal with Plastic Membrane-$1.84 Million--1996 Install 22 Vent Structures with Flares Install Active Landfill Gas Collection System– 2005 Blower with Candle Stick Flare & flow meter

  3. Appalachian State University Energy Center Mr. Stan Steury Program ManagerPhone: 828-262-7515 steurysw@appstate.edu The CommunityTIES Project currently works with over a dozen county partners throughout North Carolina to leverage LFG as a driver of local economic development.

  4. P100CD1 A KSD Enterprises Clarksburg WVA http://www.ksdenterprises.com

  5. Current Status • Construct Building to house Generators • Constructed Gas Delivery line approximately 1000 feet • Installed 2 100kW generators • Installed Switchgear and wiring connections • Performed a Preliminary test with excellent results • Waiting for Blue Ridge Electric to install interconnection facilities

  6. Opportunities for Duplication in other NC Counties • ASU Community Ties Program provided assistance to three other western NC counties to duplicate Watauga County model using ARRA Stimulus Funds from NC Energy Office • Counties Include: Caldwell Rutherford Wilkes • Funding in the range of $250k to $500k • Potential to Generate Electricity for local operations • Sell excess electricity to local utility • Obtain some RECs from NC Green Power or other utilities • Remove methane and obtain Carbon Credits for removing greenhouse gas • Pick the low hanging Green fruit

  7. “It’s Not Easy Going Green”

  8. Questions / Discussion

  9. What is Sustainable Development? “Development which seek to produce sustained economic growth that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Sustainable development implies economic growth together with the protection of environmental quality, each reinforcing the other.

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