Renewable Natural Gas
Renewable Natural Gas1 (RNG) is playing a key role in how we’re transforming BC’s energy future by helping our customers reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. For more than a decade we’ve worked with local farms, landfills, green energy companies and municipalities to make and deliver RNG.
What is Renewable Natural Gas?
Did you know RNG is not a fossil fuel? It’s a low-carbon2 energy for homes and businesses—learn more about RNG and how we make it.
Renewable Natural Gas is affordable
RNG costs as little as $3 extra a month for an average household. We have options to suit every budget and a calculator to show how much your monthly contribution will reduce emissions.
Sign up for Renewable Natural Gas
Signing up is easy—and there’s no need to change your appliances.
Current Renewable Natural Gas suppliers
We couldn’t offer the RNG program without our dedicated suppliers. Check out the farms, landfills and municipalities that are helping us put waste to work, creating sustainable energy.
Meet our Renewable Natural Gas suppliers.
Environmental benefits of Renewable Natural Gas
Low-carbon RNG helps reduce emissions. It also puts organic waste to work, rather than sending it to a landfill. Learn more about the benefits of this sustainable energy source.
1Renewable Natural Gas (also called RNG or biomethane) is produced in a different manner than conventional natural gas. It is derived from biogas, which is produced from decomposing organic waste from landfills, agricultural waste and wastewater from treatment facilities. The biogas is captured and cleaned to create Renewable Natural Gas.
2When compared to the lifecycle carbon intensity of conventional natural gas. The burner tip emission factor of FortisBC’s current Renewable Natural Gas (also called RNG or biomethane) portfolio is 0.29 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule of energy (gCO2e/MJ). FortisBC’s current RNG portfolio lifecycle emissions are -22 gCO2e/MJ. This is below B.C.’s low carbon threshold for lifecycle carbon intensity of 36.4 gCO2e/MJ as set out in the 2021 B.C. Hydrogen Strategy.