JKMuir evaluated the funding and financing opportunities for various digester gas utilizing alternatives proposed for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s 350 MGD Deer Island Treatment Plant (DITP).
Grants, low interest lows, and energy credit programs were identified to offset the capital cost of the project, as well as optimize opportunities to create a long term revenue stream associated with beneficial gas utilization. The financial benefits available through national, regional, state, and utility based programs, along with regulatory drivers, were evaluated and incorporated into the alternative analysis. Energy generation technologies including steam turbine generators, various Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generators and battery storage were proposed in the options analysis.
