Integrys Energy Services Turning Trash Into Electricity
Posted on: Friday, 21 December 2007, 15:00 CST
ROCKFORD, Ill., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrys Energy Services announced that all four units at its recently completed Winnebago Energy Center, a landfill gas-to-electricity plant located in Rockford, are now operational and actively supplying electric power to the grid.
The 6.4 megawatt plant uses methane gas produced by decomposing trash to power four Caterpillar engines which generate electric power that flows back to the grid. Using the methane produced by decomposing trash to create electricity means this greenhouse gas is beneficially used and not flared or emitted to the atmosphere. The renewable energy is sold in the PJM market.
The 6.4 megawatts of green power generated at the Winnebago Energy Center is annually equivalent to taking 56,000 cars off the road; or planting 76,000 acres of trees; or powering 5,000 homes. The facility is an important energy resource because methane generation from the landfill is fairly constant, unlike other renewable sources that are dependent on local wind or solar resources. The plant has potential for expansion up to 8 megawatts.
Integrys Energy Services is the competitive energy marketing subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, Inc. , a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Chicago.
"Renewable energy from fuel sources such as landfill gas is considered cleaner than conventional sources of electricity and has a reduced environmental impact. Integrys Energy Services is committed to environmental stewardship and is pleased to be involved in this innovative solution to our air quality and global climate change concerns," said Joel Jansen, Asset Development Leader for Integrys Energy Services.
About Integrys Energy Services, Inc.
Integrys Energy Services is one of the fastest growing competitive energy companies in North America. Its rapid growth is the result of an intense focus on its mission to provide customers with the best value in energy and related services. Integrys Energy's customer-focused way of doing business means it provides individualized energy supply solutions, structured products, and customized strategies that allow customers to manage their energy needs while capitalizing on opportunities resulting from deregulation. In addition to owning, operating and managing physical plant assets, Integrys Energy Services also serves residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers in 23 states in the United States and 6 Canadian provinces.
About Integrys Energy Group, Inc.
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. , headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a holding company for energy related subsidiaries, which includes regulated utilities and nonregulated subsidiaries. The nonregulated subsidiary is Integrys Energy Services, Inc. The six regulated utilities consist of:
-- The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company is a natural gas utility serving more than 840,000 customers in the City of Chicago. -- North Shore Gas Company is a natural gas utility serving approximately 158,000 customers in the northern suburbs of Chicago. -- Wisconsin Public Service Corporation is an electric and natural gas utility serving approximately 429,000 electric customers and 312,000 natural gas customers in northeastern Wisconsin and an adjacent portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. -- Upper Peninsula Power Company is an electric utility that serves approximately 52,000 customers in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. -- Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation is a natural gas utility serving approximately 166,000 customers in lower Michigan. -- Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation is a natural gas utility serving approximately 207,000 customers throughout Minnesota.
More information about Integrys Energy Group, Inc. is available online at http://www.integrysgroup.com/.
Integrys Energy Services, Inc.
CONTACT: Joel Jansen, Asset Development Leader, +1-920-617-6029, orJoanne Weycker, Sr. Marketing Communications Coordinator, +1-920-617-6214,both of Integrys Energy Services, Inc.
Web site: http://www.integrysgroup.com/
Source: PRNewswire
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