Utilities: county preparing RFP to explore landfill methane reuse for energy

Aug 7, 2026

The county engineer told commissioners the solid-waste landfill produces methane and staff have shortlisted firms and are preparing a request for proposals to explore options for reusing the gas for energy or sending it into the natural gas system.

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An engineer for the utilities department told the Lake County Board that decomposition at the county's solid-waste landfill produces methane and that the county manages that gas with an extensive piping network and a flare system.

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