things to
know about renewable natural gas (RNG)
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The number of
RNG projects
Today, North American RNG production capacity
is estimated to be around
RNG can cost up to
RNG projects from
18 utilities & counting…
RNG is upgraded from biogas, which is
produced through anaerobic digestion of
organic matter such as food waste, agricultural waste and landfills. It is completely interchangeable with conventional natural gas produced from oil and gas fields and can be injected into existing pipelines.
The RNG industry is nascent and reliant on
regulatory and policy shifts but could be an effective tool to support net-zero targets. Currently, over 70% of RNG is consumed by the transport sector where regulatory incentives are most readily available to
lower carbon intensity.
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nearly doubled
200
mmcfd.
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$20/mmbtu
animal manure
are most costly, but also qualify for
highest renewable credit values (RIN and LCFS)
as renewable credits.
A number of utilities are promoting RNG in their service offering but will customers pay?
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40m - 10m (SCFD gas)
30m - 20m (SCFD gas)
20m - 10m (SCFD gas)
10m - 1m (SCFD gas)
1m - 500k (SCFD gas)
1m - 500k (SCFD gas)
500k - 100k (SCFD gas)
100k - 50k (SCFD gas)
50k - 1k (SCFD gas)
In the US, three states have adopted the LCFS program and nearly a dozen others have GHG reduction policies. Canada aims to implement a country-wide Clean Fuels Standard scheduled to take effect December 2022.
The maps below summarize current
state- and province-level RNG production capacity
and related policies.
Regulatory support plays a key role in developing
the RNG market
40m - 30m (SCFD gas)
1m - 500k (SCFD gas)
50k - 1k (SCFD gas)
40m - 10m (SCFD gas)
10m - 1m (SCFD gas)
1m - 1k (SCFD gas)
Not true to scale.
Hover over legend to see sizing comparison.
Production Capacity (SCFD gas)
States with GHG Reduction Policies
States with LCFS
Click on the legend below to view state and province level RNG production capacity, GHG reduction policies, and LCFS.
California
Today, landfill gas dominates RNG supply in most regions. However, with GHG reduction policies, utility voluntary programs and LCFS, more states are diversifying their production portfolios.
Here is a breakdown of the feedstock mix for the top RNG producing states.
States utilize different feedstock mix for RNG production
Water Waste Treatment (WWT)
Farm/Agriculture
Landfill
Click around the pie chart to view the RNG feedstock mix in different states
Organic/Food Waste
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Texas
Washington
33%
Farm/
Agriculture
United States
Canada
California
LCFS (20% carbon intensity (CI) reduction relative to 2010 by 2030)
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RNG in North America: how big is the market?
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5 – 10x
more than conventional
natural gas, reaching
based on feedstock type and project size.
in the past 5 years
across US and Canada.
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Oregon
Set voluntary RNG targets for utilities (5% by 2020, 20% by 2035)
LCFS (10% CI reduction by 2025 from 2015 level)
Washington
LCFS (20% CI below 2017 levels by 2038)
28% Landfill
29%
WWT
10%
Organic/Food Waste
91%
Landfill
5%
Organic/
Food Waste
4%
WWT
84% Farm/Agriculture
16%
WWT
100%
Landfill
2%
WWT
95%
Landfill
3%
Farm/Agriculture
3%
Farm/Agriculture
93%
Landfill
4%
WWT
United States
Canada
Production Capacity (SCFD gas)
Provinces with LCFS
Notes
Click on the legend below to view state and province level RNG production capacity, GHG reduction policies, and LCFS.
40m - 30m (SCFD gas)
1m - 500k (SCFD gas)
50k - 1k (SCFD gas)
40m - 10m (SCFD gas)
10m - 1m (SCFD gas)
1m - 1k (SCFD gas)
Not true to scale.
Hover over legend to see sizing comparison.
Quebec
Requires distributors at least 5% of total natural gas to come from RNG by 2025
Canada
Requires distributors at least 5% of total natural gas to come from RNG by 2025
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