Johnston

EDL owns and operates the Johnston Landfill Gas (LFG) Power Station in Johnston, Rhode Island.

At a glance

  • Project name:

    Johnston LFG Power Station

  • Owner, operator:

    EDL

  • Start of operation:

    2013

  • Location:

    Johnston, Rhode Island, USA

  • Generating capacity:
    33.1 MW
  • Acquired:

    October 2019

  • Electricity generated:

    230GWh

  • Equivalent homes powered:

    19,350 ~ p.a.

  • Avoided emissions:

    ~69,000 tonnes CO2-e p.a.

  • Equivalent cars off the road:

    14,900 ~ p.a.

  • *Data sourced from:

    CY23

About the LFG plant

EDL acquired both the Johnston and Brea LFG power stations in 2019. The facilities are two of the largest and most advanced LFG facilities in the United States with a combined installed generation capacity of 65.3MW.

The Johnston plant has installed generation capacity of 33.1MW comprising four Solar Taurus 60 turbines, heat steam recovery generators and a steam turbine generator. An additional 6.4MW of Caterpillar reciprocating engines are available for utilizing excess landfill gas.