Dane County

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• Dane County
• Community Manure Digester
• Cow Power Project
• Dave Merritt
• Director of Policy and Program Development
• Dane County Department of Administration
• January 11, 2013

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Overview of the Project

• Located in the Town of Vienna
• Serves 3 family dairy farms
• 2,500 dairy cows
• 80,000 G/day manure piped underground
• 2 MW
• Operating since December 2010

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Dane Countys Initial Objectives
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Vendor RFP

• Public RFP
• Ownership Decided
• Clear Horizons LLC Selected
• Project Development Began Fall 2009
• Farmers
• Clear Horizons
• Dane County
• State of Wisconsin
• Alliant Energy

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Project Financing

• 12 million construction cost
• 3.3 million State of Wisconsin grant
• 2.7 million Federal investment tax credit
• 6.0 million Clear Horizons debt

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Development of Bio-Gas Projects

• Multiple Players
• Farmers
• Developers
• Utility Company
• Elected Officials
• Neighbors
• Regulators
• Environmental Groups

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Project Benefits

• 60 - 70 phosphorus removal
• Addresses farm nutrient management issues
• Reduces nuisance odors
• Renewable energy production
• Greenhouse gas emission reduction
• Green jobs

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Questions? Dave Merritt Director of Policy and
Program Development [phone] Merritt_at_countyo
fdane.com