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Local New York lawmakers OK landfill gas deal

from The Post-Journal

Local New York lawmakers OK landfill gas deal The Post-Journal Officials in Chautauqua County, New York, are moving ahead to have a private facility capture natural gas at the county landfill and resell it. The legislature unanimously agreed to have Chautauqua Green Energy LLC, located in Erie, Pennsylvania, construct at its own expense a renewable gas plant and infrastructure on an approximately two acre site at the county landfill. This year, CGE will pay the county $1 million. For years 2-10, CGE will pay the county $1 million annually as well as a royalty payments of $.05/MMBTU for all landfill biogas captured. Then from years 11-22, CGE will pay the county $1,000 annually as well as royalty payments of $1.00/MMBTU. READ MORE

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