AdvanceNotice: Anaerobic Manure Digester for Electricity Generation $500,000
Project Type: AdvanceNotice
Project Owner: Lancaster County Conservation District
Location: Pennsylvania, United States, Lancaster (PA)
Estimated Value: $500,000
Estimated Jobs: N/A - Congressional Budget Office
As compared with
5 - White House Council of Economic Advisors
Category: Power Generation, Utilities, Cogeneration Plant, Transmission
Market Sector: State/Municipal
Publication Date: 09/04/2009
Additional Documents: Advance Notice
Description: FEDERAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY SPENDING. These innovative projects under the commonwealth’s Energy Harvest Program are funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. LANCASTER COUNTY Lancaster County Conservation District -- $500,000 on behalf of Meadow Valley Dairy to deploy an anaerobic manure digester for electricity generation. The system is expected to generate more than 2 million kwh per year of electricity, enough for 200 homes. The project will save the farm and/or generate elec...

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Here is what 26 people think:
34.6% - Worthwhile (9 Votes)
3 - Energy Efficiency
3 - Environmental
3 - Long-Term Value
0 - Short-Term Value
65.4% - Unnecessary (17 Votes)
1 - Fraud/Abuse
0 - Not Competitive
16 - Too Costly

Comments (3) Add New Comment

Steven  Nov-02-2009 01:42:11 PM
According to the attached document, this will save the farm, or generate electricity sales of $250K. This project would pay for itself in 2 years. Why am I, as a taxpayer, helping to pay for something with such a short return on investment. Reply

WJG  Nov-17-2009 08:56:43 AM
Reply to Steven : a project that pay for itself in 2 years, and tax[ayers need to foot the bill? Doubtful 5 permanent jobs will be needed to operate the digestor. Reply

jeffrow  Jan-15-2010 12:21:22 PM
Reply to Steven : There is no such thing as saving if your spending 500,000,00 Reply

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