Requests for Proposals for Use of Anaerobic Digester Technology Now Available
Saturday, January 7th, 2017 -- 6:49 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -Requests for Proposals targeted to business consortiums and farmers interested in utilizing anaerobic digester technology to treat manure from dairy farms is now available from the Public Service Commission.The announcement comes after Governor Scott Walker recently asked the PSC, along with the Wisconsin Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources, to draft a Request for Proposal. State DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp adds that clean, safe drinking water is a priority for her agency.
Digesters work to produce renewable energy in the form of biogas and incorporate a system for treating wastewater that will capture nutrients and reduce pathogens. To make this public/private project possible, PSC authorized Focus on Energy to spend up to $20 million for Integrated Anaerobic Digester projects that meet Focus on Energy eligibility requirements.
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