BMW Will Draw Power From S.C. Landfill

Date: June 20, 2002

Source: News Room

By the end of the year, South Carolina's BMW plant in Greer will be powered by methane from a Spartanburg County landfill. Turbines at the plant will generate up to 4.8 megawatts of power, enough to heat 10,000 homes and to supply a fifth of the plant's energy needs. The project will be the largest of its kind in South Carolina, according to a database maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Nationwide, BMW's project would rank 92nd among 439 planned or operating projects generating electricity.

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