"Green Power"

We're currently using landfill methane gas to produce electricity at five facilities in South Carolina at Horry Solid Waste Authority, Lee County Landfill SC, LLC, Richland County C & D Landfill Anderson Regional Landfill SC, LLC and Georgetown County Landfill. Currently the Horry Landfill and the Lee and Anderson landfills (operated by Allied Waste) produce 17.4 Megawatts of power, Richland landfill (operated by Waste Management) produces 5.5 Megawatts and Georgetown County Landfill produces 1 Megawatt from methane gas fueled generators, for a total generation output of 23.9 Megawatts.

Residents of South Carolina have been making the commitment to helping our environment by purchasing "blocks" of Green Power. The impact that these residents have on the environment is astounding. For just two dimes a day, Green Power has the environmental impact of:

EPA: e-Grid SERC Subregion System Average

Click here for a Landfill Diagram containing a graphical description of how the process works.

Anderson Regional Landfill SC, LLC

Belton , SC

Anderson Regional Landfill SC, LLC is the fourth of Santee Cooper's landfill - biogas powered generating stations that produces energy methane harversting.  Brought online in October 2008, Anderson Regional Landfill can produce 3.2 Megawatts of Green Power by using 20-cylinder engine generators, enough power for about 1,500.

Anderson Regional Landfill is operated by Allied Waste Industries, Inc. America's second largest non-hazardous solid waste services company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Capacity: 3.2 Megawatts

Anderson Regional Landfill SC, LLC
c/o Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
15880 N. Greenway-Hayden Loop
Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone: (480) 627-2700

 

Georgetown County Landfill

Georgetown, SC

Georgetown County Landfill SC is the fifth of Santee Cooper's biogas powered landfill generating stations that produces energy from methane harvesting. Dedicated on Earth Day 2010, the Georgetown County Landfill can produce 1 megawatt of Green Power by using a 20-cylinder engine generator, enough power for over 625 homes.

Capacity: 1 Megawatt

Georgetown County Landfill
201 Landfill Road
Georgetown, SC 29440

Phone: (843) 545-3443

Horry Solid Waste Authority

Horry County, SC

Horry Solid Waste Authority was the first of the "green power" landfills to come online in September 2001. Initially it had two 1.1 Megawatt generators producing a combined 2.2 Megawatts of renewable energy. Later, in January of 2003, another 1.1 Megawatt generator was installed to bring total horsepower for all three generators to 3,500 horsepower and increased total "green" production to 3.3 Megawatts. Producing this much power means that these generators can produce enough power to support more than 2,100 homes annually.

The landfill currently occupies 727 acres including a Recycling Convenience Center, Composting Facility, Construction and Demolition landfill, and the Municipal Solid Waste landfill. Horry County Solid Waste Authority strives "To be an independent, innovative, responsive organization that aggressively provides comprehensive, cost-effective solid waste management in an environmentally sound manner, incorporating state-of-the-art methods and technology, and educating the public on responsible waste management."

Capacity: 3.3 Megawatts

Horry Solid Waste Authority
P.O. Box 1664
1886 Highway 90
Conway, SC 29526

Main Phone: (843) 347-1651
Main Fax: (843) 347-3653
Email: mailto:info@solidwasteauthority.org

Lee County, SC

Lee County Landfill SC, LLC is the second of South Carolina's waste management facilities to produce energy through methane harvesting. Brought online in April of 2005, Lee County can produce 10.9 Megawatts of "green power" by using three 1.8 Megawatt and 5.5 Megawatt methane fired generators. The hefty generators can produce enough electricity to supply power to nearly 6,860 homes.

The landfill takes up 210 acres and has plans to expand current green power generation in the future with the addition of more engines and generators. Lee County Landfill is operated by Allied Waste Industries, Inc., a nationwide waste management company headquartered in Arizona.

Capacity: 10.9 Megawatts

Lee County Landfill SC, LLC
c/o Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
15880 N. Greenway-Hayden Loop
Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
(480) 627-2700

Elgin, SC

Richland County Generating station is located at Waste Management's Richland County Landfill, also know as Screaming Eagle Road Landfill, near Elgin, S.C. and is Santee Cooper's third green power landfill. The facility began making electricity on February 28, 2006 and uses single GE Solar Turbine generator capabie of producing 5.5 Megawatts of Green Power renewable energy. The unit can produce enough power to support more than 3,500 homes annually.

The 124-acre landfill is permitted to accept up to 851,000 tons of solid waste annually. Approximately 99 percent of that waste originates in a 75-mile radius from the facility. Our landfill provides a clean and affordable source of alternative energy, said Zane Ferris, Waste Management's district manager. Waste Management is proud to operate a facility that will actively help produce green energy and contribute to the health of the environment.

Capacity: 5.5 Megawatts

Richland Landfill (aka Screaming Eagle Road)
1047 Highway Church Road
Elgin, SC 29045
(803) 788-3054