The Associated Press recently reported a business decision made between Cargill and Idaho Power for utilizing manure to generate power. Check it out below.

Cargill Inc. has gotten the green light from the state Public Utilities Commission for a plan to supply Idaho Power Co. with 2.13 megawatts of electricity from the Minneapolis-based agricultural conglomerate’s poop-to-power plant near Jerome.

Cargill’s cow manure digester at the 10,000-cow Bettencourt Dairy in Hansen in southern Idaho is scheduled to begin operation on Sept. 1.

Cargill spent about $8.5 million to build the 2.25 megawatt digester and generator facility.