Renewable resource, which is currently wasted, becomes electricity.
Equivalent to planting 29,000 acres of forest.
Equivalent to removing emissions from more than 1,500 vehicles for 15 years.
Offsets almost 600 railcars of coal.
Financial Benefits:
Bryan and College Station will receive about $40,000 per month.
Bryan and College Station will receive carbon credits.
BTU and Ameresco will receive revenue and carbon credits resulting in a positive impact to the local economy.
Timeline
June 2007: Request for proposals sent by City of College Station
October 2007: BTU successful bidder notification
Nov 2007 – Sept 2008: Bryan desires to move forward with the gas to energy project.
March 2008: Contract technical terms agreed upon.
City of College Station expresses concern that a generation plant will interfere with landfill operations; this concern proves unfounded.
City of College Station expresses concern regarding unrelated issue (i.e., BTU Barron Road easement).
June 2008: Bryan requests temporary restraining order to protect City of Bryan from liability issues; the lawsuit is unrelated to the gas to energy project.
City of College Station states their legal department needs a final review; for almost two months, the review continues.
Nov 2008: City of College Station alleges the lawsuit is keeping them from taking action; again, the lawsuit is unrelated to the gas to energy project.
Nov 11: Bryan approves a gas to energy contract that makes financial and environmental sense; Bryan now waits for the City of College Station to do the same.
