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Putting Your Capital to Work: Highlighting the Turkey Point Renewable Energy Park
Putting Your Capital to Work: Highlighting the Turkey Point Renewable Energy Park
Kathryn Sandoe, Communications Manager, Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, PA
The eSession will explore how the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA), in partnership with PPL Renewable Energy and Turkey Hill Dairy, developed the Turkey Point Renewable Energy Park located on its Frey Farm Landfill (FFLF) property in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
LCSWMA searched for opportunities to capitalize on the unique geographical and topographical characteristics of the Frey Farm Landfill. Utilizing this site as a case study, participants will learn how the organization developed partnerships with other businesses; fostered sustainable renewable energy initiatives and supported local, economic growth.
This innovative venture, exemplifying sustainable renewable energy initiatives and opportunities for local economic growth, includes:
- Landfill Gas Plant, 3.2MW project that captures methane gas to create electricity for local homes and businesses, plus provides steam to neighboring Turkey Hill Dairy, a manufacturer of drinks and ice cream
- Wind Project At Turkey Point, 3.2MW project (two 1.6MW GE turbines) that provide approximately 25% of Turkey Hill Dairy’s annual electric needs (enough to make six million gallons of ice cream)
- Rieber House Welcome Center, an 18th-Century farmhouse that has been preserved and restored into an educational and professional meeting space
- Energy Pavilion, with an interactive, solar powered touch screen display that offers information on the renewable energy technologies at the FFLF.
This presentation centers on discovering the hidden potential within one’s current portfolio of assets and reviews the challenges and triumphs of creatively implementing established technologies in new, innovative ways.
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