CH Energy to construct waste-to-energy
plant in New York
A subsidiary of CH Energy Group, Inc., CH-Auburn
Energy, LLC, has entered into a 15-year contract to supply the City of Auburn,
located in Cayuga County, New York, with a portion of its electricity needs
by constructing and operating a three-megawatt electric generating plant
in Auburn that will use renewable energy from the municipal landfill and
wastewater treatment plant. CH-Auburn will invest up to $9.75 million in
the project, which will include an anaerobic digester to convert wastewater
sludge into usable gas for electric generation and the sale of resulting
low-cost electricity to the city.
The electric generating plant will provide enough renewable
energy to serve 2,500 homes. The contract will provide the city with energy
savings and economic development benefits through lower electric rates. At
the end of the 15-year contract, the city will have the opportunity to acquire
the plant.
The plant is slated for construction next spring, and is
anticipated to become operational in late 2008. It will be located adjacent
to the municipal wastewater treatment plant and landfill, near a technology
and business park. Auburn is located about 30 miles west of Syracuse, New
York. |
