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Aerial view of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission plant shows equipment for purifying biogas. The Greenlane Biogas pressure swing adsorption system in the center foreground.
The Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission was producing more biogas than its equipment could use to generate electricity and heat. As a result, the plant was flaring about 40% of the biogas it produced.
The regional facility, which serves the cities of Springfield and...