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GM Canada to build 6.4-MW cogeneration facility in Ontario

General Motors of Canada plans to build a 6.4-MW cogeneration facility in Ontario to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 77% at its St. Catharines propulsion plant.

The company expects the facility, which will use renewable landfill gas as fuel, to power approximately 32% of its St. Catharines' plant upon its completion in mid-2019, according to a Dec. 8 news release.

"[T]his proposed co-generation project will enable GM Canada and our partners to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions from our St Catharines operations while significantly lowering our plant energy operating costs," said David Paterson, GM vice president of corporate and environmental affairs.

The project will be built in partnership with Alectra Utilities, Integrated Gas Recovery Services and the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science-funded TargetGHG program.

General Motors Co. has committed to power all of its global operations' electricity with 100% renewable energy by 2050.