The 20-year contract is anticipated to add 4.8MW of power to TVA’s renewable energy portfolio from Waste Management’s landfill gas facility located in Camden, Tennessee, the company said.
The facility is scheduled to begin delivering power in September 2011 through Benton County Electric System in Camden, subject to applicable environmental requirements and securing transmission arrangements.
TVA added the Renewable Standard Offer in October as a new initiative for mid-size generators of biomass direct-combustion, co-firing or gasification; methane recovery, wind or solar that produce 201kW to 20MW of electricity.
The initiative is designed to accommodate projects too large for TVA’s Generation Partners program, which was developed for residential and small commercial customers that generate 200kW or less.
