Renewable Natural Gas for business customers 

Looking to help lower overall emissions? Renewable Natural Gas1 (RNG) is a lower carbon energy2 that can help the province advance its climate goals.

Benefits of RNG for your business

  • Lower overall emissions. By designating more of your gas use as RNG, you’re taking part in the transition to a lower carbon energy future. Learn more about RNG and how it’s made.
  • Choose the best option for your budget. You can choose to designate five, 10, 25, 50 or 100 per cent of your gas use as RNG. Whether you choose a little or a lot, you’re helping to reduce the amount of conventional natural gas needed in the gas system. Compare the cost of RNG blend rates.
  • Keep your current gas appliances and equipment. Because RNG works the same way as conventional natural gas, you don’t need to change or retrofit any of your gas appliances as RNG is added to the gas system.

Choose your RNG blend

You can designate five, 10, 25, 50 or 100 per cent of your natural gas use as RNG to help lower overall emissions. Log in to Account Online, and select Renewable Natural Gas under the Manage services menu.

To learn more about RNG for your business, connect with an energy solutions manager in your region.

One B.C. business's journey to help lower overall emissions

We’re excited to be offering lower carbon energy options like RNG to help our business customers meet their sustainability goals. Gemma Martini, chief executive officer of Martini Film Studios, shares why she chose to designate 100 per cent of her business’ gas use as RNG:

1Renewable Natural Gas (also called “RNG”) is produced from biogas at dedicated RNG production facilities. Biogas is derived from decomposing organic waste at landfills or agricultural and other organic waste such as wastewater from treatment facilities. The biogas is captured, upgraded and processed to create RNG that is added to existing energy infrastructure. This means we’re unable to direct RNG to a specific customer. However, because RNG displaces conventional natural gas, the more RNG that is added to the gas system, the less conventional natural gas is used.

2FortisBC uses the term lower carbon energy to refer collectively to electricity and the lower carbon gases or fuels that the utility can produce, use and/or acquire under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation (“Regulation”). The Regulation identifies different sources of electricity and gas that are prescribed based on their feedstock and production processes. FortisBC’s lower carbon energy portfolio includes Renewable Natural Gas (also called “RNG”) and electricity. Other gases and fuels may be added to the portfolio over time. FortisBC’s lower carbon energy portfolio is lower carbon when compared to conventional natural gas.