Hometown BioEnergy is an important component of
MMPA’s commitment towards local, sustainable energy production. Hometown BioEnergy will generate
power from food processing wastes creating electricity, liquid fertilizer and solid fuel.
Electricity:
Biogas will be used to produce electricity, which will be delivered directly to the City of Le Sueur.
Liquid Fertilizer:
Nutrient rich liquid fertilizer by-product will be sold to local farmers at a very competitive price.
Solid Fuel:
Undigested biomass will be dried to create solid fuel, which will be burned off site in biomass and coal fired boilers.
Local and Sustainable Electricity
MMPA expects the project to begin construction during 2012, creating over one hundred jobs during construction and approximately 5 -10 permanent jobs at the facility. The electricity from the facility will be used by MMPA and the city utility to help meet the state-mandated requirement of 25 percent of electricity from renewable sources by the year 2025.
On January 12, 2010 MMPA representatives hosted an open house at the Caribou Gun Club in Le Sueur. The purpose of the event was to provide local area citizens information about the Le Sueur facility.
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