More and more, the ability of new or expanding industry to produce some of its own electricity is becoming critical around the country.
In something of a “behind the meter” move such as Oklahoma implemented this year with a new state law, allowing industries to generate their own electricity, a similar move was part of a $350 million expansion strategy in Arkansas.
Veolia North America, the North American arm of a multi-national company recently announced an updating and expansion of its high-temperature hazardous waste treatment facility in the city of Gum Springs. But the upgrade will also include the abilityl of the plant to generate 90% of its electrical needs by using an on-site incinerator heat recovery as well as 11,000 solar panels on a 30-acre site.
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