Meet our Renewable Natural Gas suppliers
We wouldn’t be able to offer the Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) program without our dedicated suppliers.1 They’ve invested a lot into this program because they understand the environmental benefits, and they believe in the potential of biogas to create not only sustainable energy, but a sustainable business model.
Increasing our supply of Renewable Natural Gas is one of the ways that will bring us closer to our goal of having 15 per cent of our natural gas supply be renewable by 2030. It also supports our 30BY30 target to reduce our customers’ greenhouse gas emissions 30 per cent by 2030.
Dicklands Farms
Location: Chilliwack, BC
Operation: combines anaerobic digestion and a biogas upgrading plant to produce Renewable Natural Gas from the manure of the farm’s dairy cows and other organic waste.
FortisBC’s role: we will operate the interconnection facility at this project, monitoring gas quality and connecting this source of Renewable Natural Gas to customers.
Operation byproducts: hygienic bedding for the farm’s cows and a nutrient-rich digestate which becomes fertilizer for growing crops to feed the cows, creating a sustainable loop of food, waste and energy.
Annual production: 110,000 gigajoules of Renewable Natural Gas, which is enough to heat more than 1,200 homes for a year.2
Website: Dicklands Farms
Fraser Valley Biogas
Location: Abbotsford, BC
Operation: combines anaerobic digestion and a biogas upgrading plant to produce RNG from agricultural waste and commercial food processing waste.
FortisBC’s role: we operate the interconnection facility at this project, monitoring gas quality and connecting this source of Renewable Natural Gas to customers.
Operation byproducts: nutrient-rich fertilizer for use on surrounding farms
Annual production: 90,000 gigajoules of Renewable Natural Gas, which is enough to heat more than 1,000 homes for a year.2
Website: Fraser Valley Biogas
Glenmore Landfill
Location: Kelowna, BC
Operation: biogas created from landfill waste is captured and cleaned so it can be injected into the local natural gas distribution system.
FortisBC’s role: we own and operate the biogas upgrading plant, working in co-operation with the City of Kelowna.
Annual production: Approximately 65,000 gigajoules of Renewable Natural Gas in the first full year of operation, which is enough to heat more than 700 homes.2 Over the project life, this annual amount is expected to double.
Website: Glenmore Landfill
Salmon Arm Landfill
Location: Salmon Arm, BC
Operation: biogas created from landfill waste is captured and cleaned so it can be injected into the local natural gas distribution system. Since it began production, the project has won a Sustainable Community Award.
FortisBC’s role: we own and operate the biogas upgrading plant, working with the Columbia Shuswap Regional District.
Annual production: approximately 16,000 gigajoules of Renewable Natural Gas, which is enough energy to heat more than 170 homes for a year.2
Seabreeze Dairy Farm
Location: Delta, BC
Operation: combines anaerobic digestion and a biogas upgrading plant to produce RNG from the manure of the farm’s dairy cows and organic waste from the Metro Vancouver area.
FortisBC’s role: we operate the interconnection facility at this project, monitoring gas quality and connecting this source of Renewable Natural Gas to customers.
Operation byproducts: hygienic bedding for the farm’s cows and a nutrient-rich digestate which becomes fertilizer for growing crops to feed the cows, creating a sustainable loop of food, waste and energy.
Annual production: 45,000 gigajoules of Renewable Natural Gas, which is enough to heat about 500 homes for a year.2
Website: Seabreeze Dairy Farm
Surrey Biofuel Facility
Location: Surrey, BC
Operation: a closed loop organics processing operation collects and processes curbside organic waste from Surrey residents and businesses. Biogas produced by the facility is captured and upgraded to Renewable Natural Gas. This gas will eventually be used to power Surrey’s waste collection trucks as well as the city’s growing fleet of natural gas-fuelled vehicles.
FortisBC’s role: we operate the interconnection facility at this project, monitoring gas quality and connecting this source of Renewable Natural Gas to customers.
Operation byproducts: compost
Annual production: the Surrey Biofuel Facility will produce approximately 100,000 gigajoules of Renewable Natural Gas, which is enough energy to heat more than 1,100 homes for a year.2
Website: Surrey Biofuel Facility
Future projects
Two new Renewable Natural Gas production facilities are expected to proceed over the next two years: at Dicklands Farm in Chilliwack and Lulu Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Richmond.
Interested in working with us to produce Renewable Natural Gas? Learn how to become a Renewable Natural Gas supplier.
1Renewable Natural Gas 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 carbon neutral Renewable Natural Gas (also called biomethane).
2Number of homes based on average Lower Mainland use of 90 GJ annually.