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Salt Lake City Plan May Turn Sewer Waste To Energy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the my-outlet-stinks dept.

tuxd00d writes "The question goes something like this: How many toilet flushes does it take to power a light bulb? There's really no answer, but Salt Lake City is exploring a pilot project that would convert sewer waste into energy to run a heating and cooling system in a downtown building, city water department official Jeff Niermeyer said."

3 of 90 comments (clear)

  1. *bangs on radiator* by chowdy · · Score: 5, Funny

    This shitty heater never works!

  2. Power outage by gamer4Life · · Score: 4, Funny

    During a power outage, just feed tenants some food from Taco Bell.

  3. Energy from sewer waste? by Zaatxe · · Score: 4, Funny

    What about the "clean energy" idea?

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    So say we all