Landfill GTE project to produce energy for 1,000 homes

March 10 -- St. Joseph, Mo., will work with Kansas City Power & Light to construct and operate a landfill gas-to-energy project at the city´s 90-acre landfill.

The project is expected to provide enough power to operate nearly 1,000 homes.

"Greenhouse gases are a worldwide concern. This project will provide the dual benefit of collecting and destroying methane gas and producing revenue to help keep the gate fee at the St. Joseph landfill the lowest in the state," said J. Bruce Woody, director of public works for the city.

"This project will expand the current collection system of 12 wells and is yet another way that this regional landfill is protecting the environment through its any environmental programs," he said.

The project will include 49 new wells. When a final contract is signed between the two parties, the project is expected to take a year to finish. The project should be operating by early 2011, KCP&L said.

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