PEI Power Corporation is currently undergoing a multi-phase expansion project that will make it one of the largest individual renewable energy facilities in the United States.

Phase I of the expansion includes the construction of an 18 mile pipeline to connect the company’s Archbald generating facility to the Alliance Sanitary Landfill, owned by Waste Management, in Taylor, PA. The pipeline project will make approximately 460,000 cubic feet per hour of landfill gas available to PEI for electric generation. Construction of the pipeline began in January 2009 and is expected to be in service by year end.

Phase II of the project includes the installation of two Solar Mercury 50 gas turbines on site in Archbald. Each Solar turbine is capable of generating 4.6 MW. Once additional LFG is available from the Alliance Sanitary Landfill, PEI will be able to fully utilize its existing 25 MW steam turbine in addition to the new Solar gas turbines. Site preparation for the turbines began in April 2009 and installation is expected to be complete by the end of 2009.

Once the expansions are complete, PEI expects to be able to generate enough electricity from landfill gas to power over 30,000 homes.