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- Potential for using waste heat from generator on Carolina North Campus <br /> PROJECT BENEFITS <br /> - Cost savings from avoided purchased power <br /> - Makes beneficial use of otherwise wasted gas <br /> - Helps University with its goals regarding leadership in sustainability and carbon <br /> neutrality <br /> - Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions <br /> o Methane destruction <br /> - The emissions reduction attributable to this project are equivalent to: <br /> o Removing the emissions of 7,860 automobiles <br /> o Planting 9,750 acres of forest <br /> PROJECT STATUS <br /> - Finalizing contract between Orange County and University <br /> - Permitting requirements being defined <br /> - System operational 2011 <br /> - Expected 20-year operation <br /> LANDFILL GAS RECOVERY PROJECT <br /> If you have questions regarding this Public Information Meeting please contact: <br /> - Gayle Wilson <br /> o Orange County Solid Waste Director <br /> gwilson @co.orange.nc.us <br /> 919-968-2885 <br /> - Ray DuBose <br /> o UNC-CH Energy Services Director <br /> ray.dubose©energy.unc.edu <br /> 919-966-4100 <br /> David Mezzan of Alston and Bird LLP made a presentation on the specifics of the <br /> agreement. <br /> Proposed Landfill Gas Agreement Between Orange County and UNC <br /> Overview <br /> - County will grant UNC rights to the landfill gas (LFG) generated at the Eubanks Road <br /> Landfill <br /> - UNC will construct a system to collect, transport, and combust the LFG, initially through <br /> flaring and then through electricity generation <br /> - In exchange for the LFG rights, UNC will make monthly payments to the County for a <br /> percentage of the heating energy value of LFG that UNC has flared and used to <br /> generate electricity <br /> - UNC is responsible for all costs and operating responsibilities associated with the LFG <br /> Project <br /> Term <br />