Denton Power, LLC (Denton, TX)

The benefits

• The Denton Power project provides a green source of power for the local utility to incorporate into the grid, enabling them to meet their Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requirements and offer a local source of green power to their customers.
• At the same time, the project provides a dual income source – in the form of energy sales and carbon credits -- to the city of Denton, owners of the landfill.
• Denton project powers approximately1,600 households.
• The greenhouse gas emissions destroyed annually at the Denton project are equivalent to removing the emissions from approximately 11,610 passenger vehicles* from the road each year.

Our role

DTE Biomass Energy understands the emerging carbon market. Our intimate knowledge of protocols, stringent verification processes, our internal market intelligence, marketing expertise, and successful carbon projects make us a great partner for those looking to unlock carbon value at potential landfill gas projects. All of our projects are registered on CCAR, the California Climate Action Registry.  

DTE Biomass Energy partners with landfill owners to design, engineer, build and operate landfill gas recovery systems tailored to each client’s situation. Denton Power is another successful power project added to our portfolio of more than 20 successful projects.

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