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Biogas is burned in two 5.2 MW Solar Taurus 60 turbines paired with Kato Engineering generators (Nidec Motor Corporation).
The Fort Worth, Texas, Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility is big — it is rated at 166 mgd.
So to be meaningful, an energy savings program also has to be big. Fort Worth officials decided a $35 million investment would do the job. It appears they were right: The program...