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, MI

  • Generating capacity:
    3.8 MW
  • Electricity generated: :

    24GWh p.a.

  • Equivalent homes powered::

    2,009 p.a

  • Equivalent cars off the road: :

    ~6,800 p.a.

  • Avoided emissions::

    ~31,300 tonnes of CO2-e p.a.

  • *Data sourced from::

    CY23

About the LFG station

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.

The power station supplies renewable energy to the equivalent of 2,009 local homes and businesses.