Some of Abilene's refuse to become energy
ABILENE, Texas A good chunk of Abilene's trash will
soon become electricity to help power Dyess Air Force
Base.
The base will use 42-thousand tons -- equal to
four-thousand dump trucks -- of garbage annually at a
new power plant which will be built on the base. The
trash will be fed into turbines to generate the power.
About 35-thousand tons will come from Abilene, with
the remainder coming from the base and Tye, a small
town a few miles west of the city.
Construction has not yet started on the plant, which
should be finished in about 18 months.
The partnership between Dyess, Abilene and Tye was
unveiled last week.
Siemens has been working with Dyess on the project for
about three years, said a company official.
The company also is working with San Angelo, about 90
miles southwest of Abilene, to develop a similar
project.
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