PurposeEnergy has opened its anaerobic digestion facility in St. Albans, Vermont. Construction began in May 2023, and the facility began exporting electricity to the Vermont grid in December 2024. This milestone marks PurposeEnergy’s first project fully funded by Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners following the firm’s acquisition of PurposeEnergy in April 2023.
PurposeEnergy and Ben & Jerry’s signed a long-term feedstock agreement in 2021, laying the groundwork for the St. Albans facility, which converts organic waste and out-of-spec food products into renewable energy and clean water. Ben & Jerry’s sends production waste streams via a pipeline directly to the facility.
Casella, Wind River Environmental, Evergreen Services and Carmichael Trucking transport additional feedstocks from regional producers — helping to centralize food waste management and expand the facility’s positive environmental impact.
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