Harcolm Farms
Ontario
| Farm Type Dairy |
Offtake Electricity/Heat |
Size 20kW |
Harcolm Farms uses biogas solutions to generate electricity from the organic waste (including corn silage) the family farm produces. The owners have about 75 dairy cows and wanted to reduce reliance on outside energy sources – the farm also sold electricity back to the grid using the MICROFit program in Ontario. The farm purchased a mini-digester which arrived in Woodstock, ON preassembled and easy to install by the manufacturer. It is a 20kW system which cost approximately $450,000 but the owners expect payback in less than 10 years based on energy savings and revenue from the grid.
