[stylin19a]

We have a couple of closed land fills that trap the methane and use it to provide energy to homes in the area, at a reduced rate.

Here's a stat on one of them:

"• The Greene Valley Forest Preserve gas-to-energy facility extracted 1,606,439,126 cubic feet of methane gas fromthe landfill, which generated 62,041,313 kilowatt hours for the purchaser and $317,233 in revenue for the District."

I wonder how much methane eating microbes would cut into this..

[Species8472]

I wonder how much methane eating microbes would cut into this.

I wonder what happens when this critter gets loose in our natural gas supply!

[BOBTHENAILER]

"• The Greene Valley Forest Preserve gas-to-energy facility extracted 1,606,439,126 cubic feet of methane gas fromthe landfill, which generated 62,041,313 kilowatt hours for the purchaser and $317,233 in revenue for the District."

1.6 BCF of natural gas (methane) at today's prices (closed today around $7.70 per mcf) would mean $12.32 Million dollars in revenue.

Any introduction of this bacteria into natural gas formations could have catastrophic consequences if conditions allowed for its reproduction.

Don't mean to throw cold water on this otherwise hilarious thread.