The county, which is frustrated with Anaergia over delays, has set a June 2020 deadline for the company to secure a contract with Hawaii-based Maui Electric Co.
Clean Energy delivered 110 million gallons of biofuel in 2018 and claims to command 53 percent of the RNG market in the U.S.
Once complete, the project will be an Eco Park with renewable energy operations and will include a discovery trail and honeybee hives.
Although it’s an expensive endeavor, it may be worth it for remote landfills wanting to capitalize on renewable credits.
Annika Colston launched AC Power two years ago to help defunct landfills come back online via renewable energy.
The RNG is being used to fuel about 400 of CR&R's waste hauling trucks.
AB 3187 and SB 1440 could potentially change the landscape for the biomethane industry and elsewhere.
The facility processes up to 5,000 standard cubic feet per minute of incoming landfill gas.
The bill was supported by several associations and renewable energy companies.
The partnership between Waste Management and UNH enables UNH to heat and power 75 to 85 percent of the campus and make money selling surplus energy to the grid.
