Profitability in Digester Gas: The 16-mgd James A. Loughlin, Jr., WWTP Client: Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Location: Wilmington, NC Of the 16,000 centralized wastewater treatment facilities in the United States, approximately 3,500 utilize anaerobic digestion for residuals stabilization, and only about two percent (~70) use digester gas to produce electricity. A Hazen and Sawyer study revealed that, using the appropriate equipment, the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority’s (CFPUA) 16-mgd James A. Loughlin, Jr., WWTP could turn digester gas into electrical energy at a prot - creating $2.40 of present value with each dollar of invested capital – while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gases by tapping a readily available renewable energy resource. Project Outcomes and Benefits The re

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