Johnston

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

At a glance

  • Project name:

    Johnston LFG Plant

  • Owner, operator:

    EDL

  • Location:

    Johnston, Rhode Island, USA

  • Generating capacity:
    33.1 MW
  • Acquired:

    October 2019

  • Electricity generated :

    230GWh

  • Homes powered :

    19,000 ~ p.a.

  • Abated and avoided emissions :

    104,680 ~ tonnes CO2-e p.a.

  • Cars off the road :

    22,800 ~ p.a.

  • *Data sourced from :

    CY22

About the LFG plant

EDL acquired both the Johnston and Brea 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 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.