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 Corporate Users
In the face of skyrocketing natural gas prices and escalating energy rates, companies across America are seeing the benefits of landfill gas energy. Beyond the environmental gains of reducing greenhouse gases and air pollutants, companies are realizing millions of dollars in cost savings by offsetting fossil fuel purchases. With hundreds of landfills still untapped, LMOP has assisted a growing number of corporations with facilities across the nation in assessing project opportunities.
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 BMW wants to do whatever it can to make Upstate South Carolina a better place to live. This LFG energy project allows BMW to take a wasted source of energy and use it to generate electricity, which benefits the environment and area residents through lower emissions. 
Dr. Helmut Leube,
President, BMW Manufacturing Corp. |
LMOP can be a resource to corporations by:
- identifying project opportunities with existing facilities
- quantifying landfill resources
- performing gas generation analyses
- developing cost feasibility data
- providing Partner expertise to project participants
- promoting project benefits and recognizing Partners
Below are just some of the resources available from LMOP that may assist corporations in taking advantage of landfill gas energy. If you are a company interested in using landfill gas, please contact Rachel Goldstein (goldstein.rachel@epa.gov), LMOP Program Manager.
Corporate Resources
- Look Who’s Using Landfill Gas (PDF, 1 pp., 321 KB) – Many public and private organizations are using landfill gas and reaping the economic and environmental benefits.
- Meeting the Needs of Corporate End Users (PDF, 2 pp., 156 KB) – Learn how LMOP can help you evaluate project possibilities.
- Quotes – Hear from industry leaders on their experiences with using landfill gas.
- Project Profiles – Read about some of the currently operational landfill gas energy projects in the United States.
- Energy Projects and Candidate Landfills – Find out about the 445 operational projects and 535 candidate landfills in the United States.
- Benefits of LFG Energy – From emission reductions to energy cost savings, the benefits of landfill gas use are many.
- Landfill Gas Energy Fact Sheet (PDF, 1 pp., 96 KB) – This fact sheet provides nationwide statistics on the amount of electricity produced, amount of fuel delivered to end users, and how much landfill gas energy projects add to the economy.
- Adapting Boilers to Utilize Landfill Gas (PDF, 2 pp., 96 KB) – One of the most prevalent uses of landfill gas is as boiler fuel, used to offset reliance on natural gas and coal.
- FAQs about Landfill Gas (PDF, 7 pp., 238 KB) – This document answers basic questions on landfill gas management, utilization and health and safety concerns.
LMOP Energy Partners
The logos below represent corporations who have already discovered
the benefits of utilizing landfill gas and in becoming LMOP Energy
Partners.
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