By Denny Jacob


NextEra Energy Resources LLC on Thursday said it and an Alabama county plan to build the state's first landfill renewable natural gas production plant.

The electric power and energy infrastructure company said the project will be located at a landfill owned and operated by Coffee County and interconnect with a pipeline owned by Southeast Gas. All the gas from the project will be sold to Southeast Gas under a long-term contract, NextEra said.

NextEra said it will work with Coffee County to upgrade the existing landfill gas collection system and build a new renewable natural gas production facility. The project, which is expected to create between 50 to 60 construction jobs, is expected to capture over 16,500 metric tons of landfill methane for beneficial use, the company said.

The project is expected to begin construction in the second quarter of 2023 and be operational in early 2024 assuming a timely receipt of permit from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, NextEra said.


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