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New plant in Midd is turning waste into energy

ERIC FITCH, FOUNDER and CEO of PurposeEnergy, shows off the $23 million food-waste-to-renewable-electricity facility that debuted late last week at 177 Industrial Ave. in Middlebury.
Independent photo/John Flowers
October 31, 2024
The new Middlebury Resource Recovery Center, which consists of an anaerobic digester and a pipeline under Exchange Street, is the state’s first food-waste-to-renewable-electricity project awarded under the Vermont Public Utility Commission’s Standard Offer Program.
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