Olinda Project
 

 
Owned by:   Power Trust I
 
Capacity:   5 Megawatts
 
Location:   Brea, California (near Los Angeles)
 
Electricity sold to:   Southern California Edison
 
Fuel source:   Landfill methane gas
 
    Part of the covered landfill can be seen in the background to the left. Methane gas is gathered from the landfill, cleaned up and processed in the equipment in the foreground. The plant was originally built and operated by Getty Synthetic Fuels, a division of Getty Oil.