PCSR INFORMATION FROM ERL 06-23-2009

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I/nvironmental Protection Agency - LMUY: LrU Lnergy Yro~ect Yrotlles rage ~ or ~ The project's highlights include: • Nearly 70 percent of BMW's energy consumption comes from LFG. • World's first automotive paint shop to integrate use of LFG. in process equipment. • A 9.5-mile pipeline crosses a river, two creeks, an interstate, and BMW's test track, delivering about 4,800 scfm of filtered and dehydrated landfill gas. • Protection from rising and fluctuating natural gas prices over a 20-year contract. • According to BMW, a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to driving 105 million miles per year, or more than 4,000 times around the earth. Former EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, who attended the 2003 project's grand opening, stated, "This is a win-win for everyone. It yields significant amounts of clean energy. And, by avoiding 55,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year, it results in cleaner, healthier air for everyone to breathe." 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 Ca Durr Systems and BMW should be congratulated for implementing one of the most ambitious landfill gas energy projects in North America. This innovation paves the way for automakers and all manufacturers to significantly reduce their fixed costs and the consumption of fossil fuels. -Congressman Thaddeus McCotter, United States House of Representatives Last Updated: 8/18/2008 l~ BACN( Tc'~ TOE? :''? EPA Home I _P_riv_acy a.nd S_ecurity_Notice (Contact Us Last updated on Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 URL: http://www.epa.gov/landfill/proj/prof/profile/bmwmanufacturinglandfillg.htm http ://www. epa. gov/landfill/proj /prof/profile/bmwmanufacturinglandfillg. htm 6/8/2009