Byron Center

EDL owns and operates the Byron Center landfill gas facility at the South Kent Landfill in Byron Center, Michigan. The power station has operated since 2009 and supplies renewable energy to homes and businesses through the local Consumers Energy network. The facility was originally designed as a two-engine 3.2MW plant, and in 2024 was expanded to a 4.8MW capacity with the addition of a third engine following expansion of the biogas collection network at South Kent Landfill by Kent County.

At a glance

  • Project name:

    Byron Center

  • Owner, operator:

    EDL

  • Start of operation:

    2009

  • Location:

    Byron Center, Michigan, USA

  • Generating capacity:
    4.8 MW
  • Primary fuel:

    Landfill gas

About the LFG station

EDL owns and operates the Byron Center landfill gas facility at the South Kent Landfill in Michigan. Operating since 2009, the power station captures landfill gas and converts it into renewable energy for homes and businesses connected to the local Consumers Energy network.
Originally commissioned as a two-engine, 3.2 MW facility, the plant was expanded to 4.8 MW in 2024 with the addition of a third engine following Kent County’s expansion of the landfill’s biogas collection network.