A project involving power generation using gas derived from the decomposition of trash in the Anchorage Regional Landfill is already producing more power than had originally been anticipated and is looking to expand further, Mark Madden, manager of engineering and planning for the Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services, told the Alaska Forum on the Environment on Feb. 9. The power generation system now has nearly 60 gas wells drilled through the pile of garbage that in places is 180-feet deep. The system delivers gas to a dedicated power plant operated by Doyon Utilities LLC in adjacent Fort Richardson, the army section of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
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