Renewable Natural Gas, RNG, can provide a vital tool in helping reduce emissions attributed to customers' use of natural gas.
RNG recycles organic waste that occurs in landfills, farms, food scraps, wastewater treatment facilities, yard clippings and other sources to produce pipeline-quality gas that can be used directly in place of conventional natural gas.
Investments in RNG provide an additional readily available resource that increases the amount of local and regionally produced energy within our distribution system and diversifies our energy sources to power residential and business customers' appliances and equipment.
According to the American Biogas Council, Minnesota has the potential to produce RNG equivalent to the annual electricity usage of more than 290,000 homes – supporting recycling, bolstering agriculture and preventing materials from going to landfill.
Benefits of RNG:
RNG can offer significant benefits to our customers and communities including:
- Advancing locally and regionally produced renewable energy.
- Reducing or avoiding carbon emissions.
- Recycling waste into a usable product to heat homes and power businesses.
- Providing economic development opportunities for rural communities.
- Supporting the agricultural industry, including small, family farms.
How we're exploring RNG
Through Minnesota's Natural Gas Innovation Act, we're purchasing regionally sourced RNG to advance decarbonization efforts for our customers and communities.
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Contact
Interested in learning more about how we're exploring RNG and connecting to our system? Email
Jennifer Stokes.
