The City of Sheboygan, Wis., has received a prestigious award from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (GLSLCI) for nearing energy self-sufficiency at its wastewater treatment plant using microturbines from Capstone Turbine Corp.Sheboygan was the only GLSLCI member city in the U.S. and Canada to receive the Wege Small Cities Sustainability Best Practices Award, recognizing work to protect the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River, restore them, and improve the quality of the water resources for future generations. GLSLCI is a bi-national coalition of mayors and other local officials who work actively with federal, state, and provincial governments.Rather than flare excess digester methane, which has a
