Constellation to develop biogas power plant at Hyperion wastewater treatment plant in US

Constellation has entered into an agreement with L.A. Sanitation to develop and operate the 27MW biogas co-generation power plant at Hyperion wastewater treatment plant in Los Angeles city, tUS.

According to the company, construction of the new biogas power plant is estimated to cost approximately $130m.

Constellation and its subcontractors will design, build and operate the biogas power plant for a period of 10 years, with an option to extend the agreement for five additional years.

Once completed, the new power plant will consume digester gas as primary fuel produced at Hyperion plant to generate energy.

The power plant will produce enough steam and electricity to operate city’s Hyperion wastewater treatment plant.

L.A. Sanitation COO Traci Minamide said, "This state-of-the-art facility will reduce emissions at the Hyperion plant and secure for our city a new energy source that is reliable, efficient and sustainable."

Constellation energy management programs senior vice president Gary Fromer said the company has been selected to develop and operate the renewable energy power plant in the city for L.A. Sanitation

"Our objective is to deliver and operate for the city a power plant that will become a nationwide model for reliable, cost-efficient, sustainable power solutions at wastewater treatment facilities," Fromer added.

The Hyperion co-generation plant’s commercial operation would begin by the end of 2016.