Two Lancaster County farms and a commercial greenhouse will be able to convert manure and wood into electricity thanks to federal stimulus funds, reports the Intelligencer Journal.
The Lancaster County Conservation District will get $500,000 to fund an anaerobic digester on Meadow Valley Dairy in West Cocalico Township.
The digester will convert manure into electricity — enough to power 200 homes.
The conservation district also will get $474,502 for Esbenshade Greenhouses in Brickerville to install a combined heat and power system powered by biomass wood and possibly chicken litter.
Original source: Intelligencer Journal
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