PEI Power Corporation (“PEI”) is a state-of-the-art renewable energy producer
that specializes in the generation of electricity through the process of
landfill gas (methane) recovery. The Company was founded in 1997 to coordinate
the retrofit of the Archbald Cogeneration Power Plant and the development of PEI
Power Park. PEI's principle asset is a 25-megawatt cogeneration facility located
in Archbald, Pennsylvania. PEI Power Corporation also owns a 49.9% interest in
and is the operator of PEI II, LLC, whose primary asset is a 50 MW natural gas
combustion turbine which is also located at PEI’s Archbald facility.
The plant opened in mid-1998 after converting from an anthracite culm-burning
facility to one that utilizes natural and landfill gases. Landfill gas,
primarily comprised of methane and carbon dioxide, is a byproduct of the
decomposition of municipal waste. Landfill gas is extracted from PEI Power
Corp's recovery plant, located on-site at the nearby Keystone Sanitary Landfill.
In essence, PEI uses the landfill gas to produce a safe and environmentally
friendly fuel source. At full operation, the plant produces 21 megawatts for the
PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization (RTO) that coordinates
the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois,
Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
The Plant became a certified PJM generating facility on June 30, 1998.
PEI Power Corporation is a subsidiary of Southern Union Company (NYSE:SUG).
Southern Union is a Houston based integrated natural gas company primarily
involved in the gathering, processing, transportation, storage and distribution
of natural gas in the United States. For more information, visit www.sug.com.