Fort Wayne waste treatment plant using waste to help power pollution reduction
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Wastewater and water facilities consume around 3 percent of all power in the United States. That may not seem like a lot, but it is, and the electric bills are often millions of dollars. But not in Ft. Wayne, where they’re turning treated waste into electricity. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Nick Janzen brings us this story, and it starts with a tour.