The latest renewable natural gas (RNG) plant is now online in north-central Florida. Chesapeake Utilities Corp. has commissioned its new renewable natural gas dairy facility in Lee.

THE Full circle dairy products The RNG plant opened last week in Lee, in north-central Florida. Chesapeake Utilities spent $22 million on the facility which, to be clear on the “dairy” side of the plant, turns dairy cow manure into “pipeline quality” RNG for distribution, a business press release said. Full Circle Dairy is a long-established dairy company in Lee, famous for its TG Lee products.

The RNG facility actually began production in June and final aspects of construction and operations were completed in late October. The plant produces and redirects “more than 1,100 tonnes of methane per year to a renewable energy source, an emissions reduction equivalent to supplying electricity to 3,500 homes for a year”.

Jeff Householder, Chesapeake Utilities Chairman and CEO said the facility is an example of careful partnership.

“FCD’s RNG facility is a great example of our ability to leverage our expertise across the entire energy delivery value chain – from generation to transmission, injection, transmission and virtual pipeline distribution – while supporting our strategic focus on prudent capital deployment,” Householder said. said. “We share FCD’s commitment to innovative approaches that result in a more sustainable future for our customers and local communities. »

FPU Renewables LLC actually built the physical facility in Madison County. FPU Renewables is a subsidiary Florida Utilities. Chesapeake Utilities is the entity that transports through its subsidiary Marlin Gas Services.

Gas transportation goes through a virtual pipeline from the Lee facility in north-central Florida to northeast Florida. The RNG’s destination is Yulee, in Nassau County, along Florida’s First Coast region. Residents of the northeast Florida county are the primary customers for gas produced at the facility that produces RNG. Chesapeake Utilities is a well-established gas transportation company based in Dover, Delaware.

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