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Environmental Protection Agency - LMUY: Ltr (i tJnergy Yro~ect Yronles <br />>~ <br />4. 7t] <br />W <br />rSjl'~L ~Rr iS'~~~~ <br />Methane Home <br />LMOP Home <br />Basic Information <br />Accomplishments. <br />Energy Projects and <br />.Candidate Landfills <br />Benefits of l_FG Energy <br />Partners <br />Join the Program <br />Documents, Toals & <br />Resources <br />Newsroom <br />Workshops/ <br />Conferences <br />International Activities <br />Frequent Questions <br />Green Power <br />Due to close proximity to residents, the City of Fargo Landfill faced the daunting challenge <br />of reducing odors created from landfill operations. To help solve this problem, the city <br />installed a landfill gas (LFG) collection and flare system. Cargill, Inc., the landfill's neighbor <br />that processes oilseed, recognized the energy potential and approached the city about <br />using LFG in their boilers. The partners collaborated to develop adirect-use LFG energy <br />(LFGE) project, showing the success that can come from public-private coiiaboration. <br />The project's highlights include: <br />. The LFGE project generated revenue for the City of Fargo and reduced Cargill's <br />energy costs, emissions, and dependence on natural gas. <br />. Over the next 20 years Cargill will completely replace natural gas with LFG. <br />The project was a successful, cooperative effort between the City of Fargo and Cargill. The <br />City of Fargo financed the installation of the LFG collection system and the two split the <br />cost of the 1.5-mile pipeline. Cargill financed installation of dual-fuel burners and the new <br />control system. The city will recover its capital expense through the sale of LFG. Cargill will <br />recover its capital expense in fuel savings from using LFG instead of natural gas. <br />rage i of ~ <br />lf.S. EI!~'4+'tFt~EN''1'r~~ ~FtC~TECTI~~I+I AGNC't' <br />Landfill Methane Gutreach Program {LMC~P} ~-.; <br />Recent Additions ~ Conta_ct_Us I Print Version Search: <br />EPA Home > Climate Change > Methane > Voluntary Programs > LMOP > Energy Projects and Candidate- <br />Landflls > LFG Energy Project Profiles > City of Fargo and Cargill LFG Energy Project <br />City of Fargo and Cargill j~., ~ ~~ ~,~' ~'"'~" <br />LFG .Ever Pro'ect ~~__~~' '~' ~~ ,,~,v <br />9Y J -- - <br />i~~.nfraafµ.t trt iaiAwti <br />6Rrf 1LLlkCM NI NK,NA.M <br />Self Developed absence of third party developer} <br />Location Fargo, North Dakota <br />End User(s) Cargill, Inc. <br />Sector(s) Food products <br />Landfill(s) City of Fargo Landfill <br />Landfill Size 1.5 million tons waste-in-place (2001) <br />Project Type Boiler <br />Project Size 400 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm) <br />Environmental Carbon sequestered annually by 10,800 acres of pine or fir <br />Benefits forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 8,700 <br /> passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from <br /> 110,100 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings <br /> equate to heating 1,300 homes. Estimated emissions <br /> reductions of 0.0129 million metric tons of carbon <br /> equivalents. <br />Not only does the pipeline help reduce landfill odor emissions, but it also <br />generates revenue for the city from a waste product. This is an example of <br />industry and government partnering to address a major problem with an <br />innovative solution. -Bruce Grubb, Director of the City of Fargo's Enterprise <br />Department <br />Last Updated: 8/18/2008 <br />6/8/2009 <br />:' : BACK T~ TCg,r .*''_ <br />http://www.epa.gov/landfill/proj/prof/profile/cityoffargoandcargillifge.htm <br />