SC offers tax breaks to companies turning landfill emissions into natural gas

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: May 28, 2026

Words: 564

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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An Upstate company that’s turning landfill methane emissions into natural gas could see tax breaks under a new law signed by the governor earlier this month.

For more than a decade, Greenville-headquartered Pacolet Milliken has been turning methane from a pair of South Carolina landfills into megawatts for customers of its subsidiary Lockhart Power.

The company’s facility at the Spartanburg County Landfill has been operational since 2011, producing 1.6 megawatts. The facility at …

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