Fletcher T. Chapin

Jan 22, 2024 | nature.com | Jose Bolorinos |Meagan S. Mauter |Fletcher T. Chapin

AbstractWastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are large electricity and natural gas consumers with untapped potential to recover carbon-neutral biogas and provide energy services for the grid. Techno-economic analysis of emerging energy recovery and management technologies is critical to understanding their commercial viability, but quantifying their energy cost savings potential is stymied by a lack of well curated, nationally representative electricity and natural gas tariff data.