Meet our Renewable Natural Gas suppliers
One of the ways we’re working to lower emissions is by continuing to acquire renewable and lower carbon gases,1 like Renewable Natural Gas2 (RNG). We wouldn’t be able to offer RNG without our dedicated suppliers.
Our suppliers
We work with a range of suppliers to produce RNG from farms, landfills and wastewater treatment plants. See who’s helping us put waste to work, creating sustainable energy and lowering emissions.
Glenmore Landfill
Operation: biogas is captured from landfill waste and upgraded to produce RNG.
Salmon Arm Landfill
Operation: biogas is captured from landfill waste and upgraded to produce RNG.
Hartland Landfill
Operation: biogas is captured from landfill waste and upgraded to produce RNG.
Archaea Energy
Operation: biogas is captured from multiple landfills and upgraded to produce RNG.
Assai
Operation: biogas is captured from the Keystone Landfill and upgraded to produce RNG.
Dicklands Farms:
Operation: biogas is captured from agricultural waste and upgraded to produce RNG.
Faromor CNG Corp.
Operation: biogas is captured from agricultural waste and upgraded to produce RNG.
Fraser Valley Biogas/Evergen Infrastructure Corp.
Operation: biogas is captured from agricultural and commercial food processing waste, then upgraded to produce RNG.
Lethbridge Biogas
Operation: biogas is captured from livestock waste and food processing by-products, then upgraded to produce RNG.
Seabreeze Dairy Farm
Operation: biogas is captured from livestock waste and organic waste from the Metro Vancouver area and then upgraded to produce RNG.
Surrey Biofuel Facility
Operation: biogas is captured from collected curbside organic waste and upgraded to produce RNG.
Generate Upcycle
Operation: biogas is captured from municipal organic waste, food waste and industrial, commercial and institutional waste. It’s then upgraded to produce RNG.
Walker RNG
Operation: biogas is captured from organic waste and upgraded to produce RNG.
Lulu Island Wastewater Treatment Plant
Operation: biogas is captured from organic matter in wastewater and upgraded to produce RNG.
Shell Energy North America (Canada) Inc.
Operation: biogas is captured from organic matter in wastewater and upgraded to produce RNG.
Upcoming projects
We’re continuously looking to partner with more organizations and governments to increase our RNG supply. Here are a few upcoming projects:
- City of Vancouver’s landfill – Delta BC, RNG production facilities are under construction
- REN Energy International Corp. – Fruitvale B.C., RNG production facilities (from wood waste) are under construction
- Regional District of Fraser-Fort George – Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill, Prince George B.C., RNG project under development
Become an RNG supplier
Join the suppliers that are helping to create lower carbon3 energy and support the energy transition.
B.C. renewable and lower carbon gas supply potential study
To better understand our lower carbon energy future, we commissioned a study together with the Government of British Columbia and the BC Bioenergy Network. It examines the domestic supply potential for different renewable and lower carbon gases including RNG. Learn more.
1FortisBC uses the term renewable and lower carbon gas to refer collectively to the lower carbon gases or fuels that the utility can acquire under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation, which are: Renewable Natural Gas (also
called RNG or biomethane), hydrogen, synthesis gas (from wood waste) and lignin. FortisBC's renewable and lower carbon gas portfolio currently includes only Renewable Natural Gas. Other gases and fuels may be added to the program over time. Depending
on their source, all of these gases have differing levels of lifecycle carbon intensity. However, all of these gases are lower carbon when compared to the lifecycle carbon intensity of conventional natural gas. The current burner tip emission factor
of RNG is 0.27 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule of energy (gCO2e/MJ) and the current renewable and lower carbon gas portfolio lifecycle emissions for stationary combustion are -22 gCO2e/MJ. This is below B.C.'s lifecycle carbon intensity
threshold of 30.8 gCO2e/MJ as set out in the 2024 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulation amendments.
2Renewable
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 RNG. When RNG is added to North America’s natural gas system, it mixes with conventional natural gas. This means we’re unable to direct RNG to a specific customer. But the more RNG
is added to the gas system, the less conventional natural gas is needed, thereby reducing the use of fossil fuels and overall greenhouse gas emissions.
3When 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 0.27 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule of energy (gCO2e/MJ). FortisBC's current RNG portfolio lifecycle emissions for stationary combustion are -22 gCO2e/MJ. This is below B.C.'s lifecycle carbon intensity threshold of 30.8 gCO2e/MJ as set out in the 2024 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulation amendments.