Brea

EDL owns and operates the Brea Landfill Gas (LFG) Plant in Brea, California, USA.

At a glance

  • Project name:

    Brea LFG Plant

  • Owner, operator:

    EDL

  • Location:

    Brea, California, USA

  • Generating capacity:
    32 MW
  • Acquired:

    October 2019

  • Electricity generated:

    ~217 GWh p.a.

  • Equivalent homes powered:

    ~18,000 p.a.

  • Avoided emissions:

    ~65,000 tonnes CO2-e p.a.

  • Equivalent cars off the road:

    ~14,000 p.a.

  • *Data sourced from:

    CY23

About the LFG plant

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

The Brea plant has an installed generation capacity of 32.2MW comprising four Solar Taurus 60 turbines, heat steam recovery generators and a steam turbine generator.