Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 9
1.2 List of Figures 10
2 The US Biogas Market 11
2.1 The US Biogas Market, Overview 11
2.2
The US Biogas Market, Key Drivers 11
2.2.1 Financial support from the
government drives the US biogas market 11
2.2.2 Government mandates
promoting renewable energy industry drive biogas uptake 11
2.2.3 Need for
waste management boosts new biogas installations 11
2.3 The US Biogas
Market, Key Restraints 12
2.3.1 Financial crisis will restrain the US
biogas market growth and revenues 12
2.3.2 Feedstock shortage to hamper
the growth of the biomass market 12
2.3.3 Lack of proper logistics result
in high feedstock prices 12
2.4 The US Biogas Market, Historical and
Forecast Installed Capacity, 2001-13 12
2.5 The US Biogas Market,
Historical and Forecast Power Generation, 2001-13 14
2.6 The US Biogas
Market Vs World Market Share, %, 2001-2008 15
2.7 The US Biogas Market,
Geographic Analysis by Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2008 16
2.8 The US
Biogas Market, End User Analysis, 2008 18
2.9 The US Biogas Market,
Historical and Forecast Carbon Savings, 2001-13 18
2.10 The US Biogas
Projects, Top 10 Plants 20
2.11 The US Biogas Market, Upcoming Plants
20
3 The US Biomass Power Market, Regulatory Framework 21
3.1 The US
Renewable Energy Regulatory Framework, Overview 21
3.2 The US Renewable
Energy Regulatory Framework, Major Policies 21
3.2.1 Public Benefit Funds
(PBFs) 21
3.2.2 Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) 22
3.2.3 Renewable
Energy Certificates (REC) 23
3.2.4 Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery
System (MACRS) 23
3.2.5 Renewable Energy Production Incentive (REPI)
24
3.2.6 Tribal Energy Program Grant 24
3.2.7 Rural Energy for America
Program (REAP) 24
3.3 The US Renewable Energy Regulations, For Leading
States 25
3.4 The US Renewable Energy Regulatory Framework, New Government
Policies 26
3.5 The US Biomass Power Regulatory Framework, Overview 27
3.6 The US Biomass Power Regulatory Framework, Major Policies 27
3.6.1
Energy Policy Act 1992 27
3.6.2 Environment Protection Act 2005 (EPACT
2005) 27
3.6.3 The 2002 Farm Bill 28
3.6.4 Energy Improvement and
Extension Act 2008 - Tax Incentives 28
3.6.5 Biomass R&D Initiative 28
4 BioEnergy Partners, LLC, Company Overview 29
4.1 Key Information 29
4.2 Major Products and Services 29
4.3 Competitors 29
4.4 Key
Employees 30
4.5 Locations and Subsidiaries 30
4.5.1 Head Office
30
5 Pacific Gas and Electric, Company Snapshot 31
5.1 Key Information
31
5.2 Company Overview 31
5.3 Business Description 31
5.3.1
Business Overview 31
5.4 Major Products and Services 32
5.5 History
33
5.6 SWOT Analysis 35
5.6.1 Overview 35
5.6.2 Pacific Gas and
Electric Company Strengths 36
5.6.3 Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Weaknesses 37
5.6.4 Pacific Gas and Electric Company Opportunities 38
5.6.5 Pacific Gas and Electric Company Threats 39
5.7 Competitors 40
5.8 Key Employees 41
5.9 Key Employee Biographies 42
5.10 Company
Statement 43
5.11 Locations and Subsidiaries 46
5.11.1 Head Office
46
6 Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, Company Overview 47
6.1 Key Information 47
6.2 Industry Outlook 47
6.3 Major Products and
Services 48
6.4 Competitors 48
6.5 Locations and Subsidiaries 49
6.5.1 Head Office 49
7 Southern California Edison, Company Snapshot 50
7.1 Key Information 50
7.2 Company Overview 50
7.3 Industry Outlook
50
7.4 Business Description 51
7.4.1 Business Overview 51
7.5
Major Products and Services 51
7.6 History 52
7.7 SWOT Analysis 54
7.7.1 Overview 54
7.7.2 Southern California Edison Strengths 55
7.7.3
Southern California Edison Weaknesses 56
7.7.4 Southern California Edison
Opportunities 57
7.7.5 Southern California Edison Threats 58
7.8
Competitors 59
7.9 Key Employees 59
7.10 Key Employee Biographies
60
7.11 Company Statement 60
7.12 Locations and Subsidiaries 63
7.12.1 Head Office 63
8 Waste Management, Inc., Company Snapshot 64
8.1 Key Information 64
8.2 Company Overview 64
8.3 Industry Outlook
64
8.4 Business Description 65
8.4.1 Business Overview 65
8.5
Major Products and Services 66
8.6 History 66
8.7 SWOT Analysis 68
8.7.1 Overview 68
8.7.2 Waste Management, Inc. Strengths 69
8.7.3
Waste Management, Inc. Weaknesses 71
8.7.4 Waste Management, Inc.
Opportunities 72
8.7.5 Waste Management, Inc. Threats 73
8.8
Competitors 75
8.9 Key Employees 76
8.10 Key Employee Biographies
77
8.11 Company Statement 79
8.12 Locations and Subsidiaries 81
8.12.1 Head Office 81
8.12.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 82
9
Financial Deals Landscape 83
9.1 Detailed Deal Summary 83
9.1.1
Acquisition 83
9.1.2 Venture Financing 85
9.1.3 Debt Offerings 86
10 Recent Developments 88
10.1 New Projects 88
10.1.1 Jun 17, 2009:
San Jose to Develop Organic-To-Energy Biogas Facility 88
10.1.2 Apr 24,
2009: Wisconsin' s Brown County Unveils Gas-To-Energy Facility In Ledgeview
91
10.1.3 Apr 24, 2009: MMSD Requests Approval For Landfill Gas Project At
Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility 91
10.1.4 Apr 22, 2009: U.S. Coast
Guard Opens Landfill Gas Renewable Energy Center 92
10.1.5 Apr 20, 2009:
U.S. Coast Guard To Open Landfill Gas Renewable Energy Center To Celebrate
Earth Day 92
10.1.6 Apr 20, 2009: Vermont’s Governor To Award $2.57
Million For Renewable Energy Projects 93
10.2 New Contracts 95
10.2.1
Jul 10, 2009: Swedish Biogas Signs Agreement with Flint City to Build Biogas
Plant In Michigan 95
10.2.2 Jul 02, 2009: Constellation NewEnergy Signs
Agreement with Pennsylvania To Supply Electricity To 29 State Government
Facilities 97
10.2.3 May 21, 2009: Waste Management’s Division and
Will County to Develop Landfill Gas-To-Energy Plant Wilmington, Illinois
97
10.2.4 Mar 03, 2009: Microgy Signs Renewable Natural Gas Supply
Agreement With Xcel 99
10.2.5 Jan 30, 2009: GES Signs Agreement with
Charlotte County to Develop Landfill Gas Sequestration and Energy Facility
100
10.3 Operations Updates 101
10.3.1 Jul 02, 2009: PNM Plans to Use
Combination Of Solar, Wind, Biogas And Purchase RECs To Meet 2010 State
Requirement For Renewable Energy 101
10.3.2 Jul 01, 2009: GE
Energy’s Gas Engines Generating Electricity at Landfill Gas-To-Energy
Plant in California 102
10.3.3 Jul 01, 2009: Republic Services' Ox
Mountain Landfill Gas To Energy Station Starts Operations In California
104
10.3.4 Jun 28, 2009: Flathead Electric’s Landfill to Produce
Electricity in Montana, US 106
10.3.5 Jun 25, 2009: Covanta Energy
Releases Economic Study Of Proposed Gold River Energy-From-Waste Facility In
Gold River, British Columbia 107
10.3.6 Jun 25, 2009: PPL Renewable Energy
and Interstate Waste Services Unveil Renewable Energy Generating Facility In
Pennsylvania 108
10.3.7 Jun 24, 2009: Republic Services to Start Providing
Biogas to Anheuser-Busch’s Brewery in Houston 109
10.3.8 Mar 05,
2009: Bellefontaine Gas Starts Operations Of Landfill Gas-To-Energy Project In
Ohio 110
10.4 Financial Announcements 111
10.4.1 May 08, 2009:
Environmental Power Reports Net Loss of $3.3 Million In Q1 2009 111
10.4.2
May 01, 2009: PPL Reports Net Income of $246 Million In Q1 2009 113
10.4.3
Apr 30, 2009: National Fuel Posts Net Income Of $73.5 Million In Q2 Fiscal
2009 116
10.4.4 Apr 30, 2009: Xcel Energy Reports Net Income Of $174.1
Million In Q1 2009 119
10.4.5 Mar 17, 2009: Environmental Power Reports
2008 Results 119
10.4.6 Mar 12, 2009: National Fuel Declares Quarterly
Dividend 122
10.4.7 Mar 11, 2009: PECO Declares Dividends 122
10.4.8
Feb 27, 2009: PPL Declares Quarterly Dividend 123
10.4.9 Feb 25, 2009:
Xcel Declares Quarterly Dividend 123
10.4.10 Feb 05, 2009: National Fuel
Reports Q1 Fiscal 2009 Results 123
10.4.11 Feb 04, 2009: PPL Reports 2008
Results 126
10.4.12 Jan 29, 2009: Xcel Energy Reports Total Operating
Revenues Of $11.2 Billion For 2008 127
10.4.13 Jan 22, 2009: Exelon
Reports 2008 Results 130
10.4.14 Jan 16, 2009: Alliant Declares Quarterly
Dividend 134
10.5 Strategy and Business Planning 134
10.5.1 Mar 20,
2009: SC Landfill Opens Landfill Gas-To-Electric Project In New Jersey 134
10.5.2 Jan 30, 2009: Covanta Plans To Construct $575 Million Waste To Energy
Plant In Wales 135
10.6 Government and Public Interest 136
10.6.1 Jul
07, 2009: Renewable Energy Development Will Allow Rural Economical Growth In
Missouri: NRDC Report 136
10.6.2 Jun 17, 2009: San Jose To Develop
Organic-To-Energy Biogas Facility 137
10.6.3 May 26, 2009: UNH Starts
Powering Its Campus With Landfill Gas 140
10.6.4 Apr 24, 2009: Wisconsin' s
Brown County Unveils Gas-To-Energy Facility In Ledgeview 141
10.6.5 Apr
24, 2009: MMSD Requests Approval for Landfill Gas Project At Jones Island
Water Reclamation Facility 141
10.6.6 Apr 22, 2009: U.S. Coast Guard Opens
Landfill Gas Renewable Energy Center 142
10.6.7 Apr 20, 2009: U.S. Coast
Guard To Open Landfill Gas Renewable Energy Center To Celebrate Earth Day
143
10.6.8 Apr 20, 2009: Vermont’s Governor to Award $2.57 Million
for Renewable Energy Projects 144
10.6.9 Mar 18, 2009: California' s Palo
Alto City Issues RFP for Power Generated From Renewable Sources 146
10.7
Other Significant Developments 146
10.7.1 Jul 07, 2009: SCE Launches
Solicitation for New Power Contracts 146
10.7.2 Jul 07, 2009: CE2 Carbon
Capital Completes Transaction with Black Warrior Solid Waste Disposal
Authority to Purchase Carbon Reduction Tonnes 146
10.7.3 Jun 30, 2009: SCE
Seeks Proposals for Renewable Power 147
10.7.4 Jun 25, 2009: PPL Montana
COO Brad Spencer To Retire 148
10.7.5 Jun 22, 2009: SUEZ Energy Announces
Name Change To GDF SUEZ 148
10.7.6 Jun 17, 2009: OPPD Announces New
Appointments 149
10.7.7 Jun 11, 2009: PPL Appoints Timothy S. Rausch As
SVP And CNO 149
10.7.8 Jun 05, 2009: OPPD Announces New Appointments
150
10.7.9 Jun 04, 2009: Xcel Energy Files CIP with OES for Increased
Energy Conservation 150
10.7.10 Jun 03, 2009: Schmack Biogas Receives
Final Air Permit from Ohio EPA for Biogas Production Facility 152
10.7.11
Jun 01, 2009: AEP Issues RFP for 1,100 MW of Renewable Energy Resources
153
10.7.12 May 19, 2009: NPPD Issues RFP for Small-Scale Renewable Energy
Resources 154
10.7.13 May 07, 2009: Consumers Energy Invites Bids for New
Michigan-Based Renewable Energy Projects 154
10.7.14 May 07, 2009: SCE
Wins Approval for Alternative Energy Plants 155
10.7.15 Apr 27, 2009:
Global Energy Holdings CEO Rom Papadopoulos Resigns 155
10.7.16 Apr 10,
2009: Green Mountain Power Receives Approval from VPSB to Reduce Premium for
Customers By 25% 155
10.7.17 Mar 25, 2009: APS Seeks RFP for Renewable
Energy from Small Projects 156
10.7.18 Mar 19, 2009: SMUD Signs Contract
with Gas Recovery Systems To Buy Power Generated From Landfill Gas To
Electricity Plant 157
10.7.19 Mar 11, 2009: PPL Appoints New CIO 157
10.7.20 Mar 10, 2009: Exelon Announces Management Changes 158
10.7.21 Mar
02, 2009: Exelon Promotes O' Neill To SVP, Generation Development 159
10.7.22 Feb 24, 2009: PPL Announces Workforce Reductions 159
10.7.23 Feb
02, 2009: Exelon Appoints New Board Member 160
10.7.24 Jan 27, 2009:
Exelon Announces Management Changes 161
11 Appendix 162
11.1 About
Alternative Energy eTrack 162
11.2 Methodology 162
11.2.1 Coverage
163
11.2.2 Secondary Research 163
11.2.3 Primary Research 163
11.2.4 Expert Panel Validation 164
11.3 Contact Us 164
11.4 Disclaimer
164
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: The US Biogas Market,
Historical and Forecasted Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-13 13
Table 2:
The US Biogas Market, Historical and Forecast Power Generation, GWh, 2001-13
14
Table 3: The US Biogas Market vs. World Biogas Market by Historical
and Forecast Cumulative Installed Capacity, %, 2001-2013 15
Table 4:
The US Biogas Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by States, %, 2008
16
Table 5: The US Biogas Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split
by States, MW, 2008 17
Table 6: The US Biogas Market, Cumulative
Installed Capacity Split by End-users, %, 2008 18
Table 7: The US
Biogas Market, Historical and Forecast Carbon Savings, Million Tons, 2001-13
19
Table 8: The US Biogas Market, Top 10 Plants, 2008 20
Table 9:
The US Biogas Market, Upcoming Plants 20
Table 10: The US, State
Renewables Portfolio Standards and Policy Incentives, 2008 23
Table 11:
The US, Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energy for Leading States 26
Table 12: BioEnergy Partners, LLC, Key Facts 29
Table 13:
BioEnergy Partners, LLC, Key Employees 30
Table 14: Pacific Gas and
Electric Company, Key Facts 31
Table 15: Pacific Gas and Electric
Company, SWOT Analysis 35
Table 16: Pacific Gas and Electric Company,
Key Employees 41
Table 17: Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County,
Key Facts 47
Table 18: Southern California Edison, Key Facts 50
Table 19: Southern California Edison, SWOT Analysis 54
Table 20:
Southern California Edison, Key Employees 59
Table 21: Waste
Management, Inc., Key Facts 64
Table 22: Waste Management, Inc., SWOT
Analysis 68
Table 23: Waste Management, Inc., Key Employees 76
Table 24: Waste Management, Inc., Other Locations 82
Table 25: NRG
Energy Rejects $8 Billion Bid From Exelon 83
Table 26: Fotowatio
Acquires MMA Renewable Ventures 84
Table 27: MMA Renewable To Raise
$200 Million In Fifth Round Of Financing 85
Table 28: NRG Energy
Prices 8.5% Senior Notes Offering For $700 Million 86
Table 29: NRG
Energy Completes Tax Exempt Bond Offering for $58.5 Million 87
1.2
List of Figures
Figure 1: The US Biogas Market, Historical and
Forecasted Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-13 13
Figure 2: The US Biogas
Market, Historical and Forecast Power Generation, GWh, 2001-13 14
Figure
3: The US Biogas Market vs. World Biogas Market by Historical and Forecast
Cumulative Installed Capacity, %, 2001-2013 15
Figure 4: The US Biogas
Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by States, %, 2008 16
Figure
5: The US Biogas Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by States,
MW, 2008 17
Figure 6: The US Biogas Market, Cumulative Installed
Capacity Split by End-users, %, 2008 18
Figure 7: The US Biogas
Market, Historical and Forecast Carbon Savings, Million Tons, 2001-13 19
Figure 8: GlobalData Methodology 162
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