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3a. Location of facility to be certified <br />Elk River Landfill Power Plant <br />22596 H.W. 169 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />3b. Electric Utilities that are contemplated to transact with the aualifvin~ facilit <br />a. The output of this Landfill gas to electric generation is received by <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities 12.47 kv distribution feeder F-65. This <br />distribution feeder terminates at Elk River Municipal Utilities <br />substation "North" and the voltage is stepped up to 69 kv. <br />b. Elk River Municipal Utilities has an all requirements contracted <br />with Great River Energy. The total power and energy output of this <br />facility is purchased by GRE. The metering point is directly adjacent <br />to the facility at 12.47 kv voltage. Delivery is received at 69 kv with <br />GRE's transmission system at the North substation transmission inter <br />connection. GRE is a generation and transmission cooperative and <br />serves approximately 70% of the geographic area of Minnesota. <br />This facility has black start capability with 3 units, therefore standby <br />or back up power is not often required. During periods of major <br />maintenance where all units are taken off line, the Elk River Municipal <br />Utilities provides necessary back up power. <br />4. Describe the principal components of the facility <br />As the municipal solid waste decompose in the landfill, methane gas is <br />produced. The methane gas is collected by a series of wells constructed in the <br />landfill and connected together by an underground gas piping system <br />terminating at a blower and gas flair. The blower places a vacuum in the <br />wells and gas piping system thereby sucking the methane gas out of the <br />landfill. The gas not used by the facility is Haired off to the atmosphere. The <br />wells, gas distribution system, blower, and flair equipment is owned and <br />operated by Elk River Landfill Inc. The methane landfill gas used by the <br />facility is purchased by Elk River Municipal Utilities from Elk River Landfill <br />Inc. <br />The principal components of the facility include a 5900 sq.ft masonry building <br />including gas filter room, electrical equipment room, engine room, offices, <br />and an environmental learning center class room. Environmental learning <br />center class room is where landfill issues, recycling, energy conservation, <br />alternate and renewable form of energy are presented to school and <br />community groups. <br />