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Project #1 - Buncombe County New Landfill — RNG project · Landfill gas to electricity · Buncombe County Department of Solid Waste, NCCraggy Energy Storage — Under construction · Storage · NC · 30.5 MW · 6.2 mi awayRiverside BESS — Postponed · Storage · NC · 5 MW · 6.4 mi awayWoodfin — Postponed · Gas, combustion turbine · NC · 45.5 MW · 7.2 mi away
  • Storage
  • Under construction
  • Other infrastructure
  • 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW

Project #1 - Buncombe County New Landfill

RNG project · Landfill gas to electricity

Key facts

RNG project · Landfill gas to electricity Operating
Location
Buncombe County, North Carolina

Details

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Project type
Reciprocating Engine
Technology
Landfill gas to electricity
Rated capacity
1.3 MW
LFG flow to project
0.344 MMscf/d
Host landfill
Buncombe County New Landfill
Start year
2011

Capacity not stated

All 12 attributes from EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) Landfill and Project Database — landfill gas energy projects (owner/developer, project type, capacity, status)
Attributes
AttributeValue
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110009853578
Subparts reported
HH
NAICS code
562212
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1001775
Landfills1
Actual generation (MW)1.17
Landfill opened1997
Landfill closure year2085
Waste in place (tons)3,192,392
Waste in place, year2022
Landfill design capacity (tons)9,733,729
Landfill gas collected (MMscf/d)0.484
Landfill gas generated (MMscf/d)0.984
Direct emission reductions (MMTCO2e/yr)0.059
Avoided emissions (MMTCO2e/yr)0.006

Ownership

2 companies2
Companies with an ownership or operating interest in this asset.
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
COUNTY OF BUNCOMBE NORTH CAROLINA Owner 100.0% Dec 31, 2023 EPA GHGRP
Buncombe County Department of Solid Waste, NC Operator EPA LMOP

Timeline

  • In service · EPA LMOP

Around this asset

Nearby

within 15 mi
Projects within 15 mi, nearest first.
ProjectKindAwayMW
Craggy Energy Storage Under construction Storage 6.2 mi 30.5
Riverside BESS Postponed Storage 6.4 mi 5
Woodfin Postponed Gas, combustion turbine 7.2 mi 45.5

Sources EIA-860M

Sources

  • EIA-860MOpen license · retrieved Nov 4, 2026

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