Pacific Gas and Electric Company yesterday announced an agreement with BioEnergy Solutions, a Central Valley waste-to-energy company, to deliver renewable energy to PG&E’s customers. Under the agreement, BioEnergy Solutions will deliver up to three billion cubic feet of renewable natural gas a year to PG&E, enough to meet the electricity needs of approximately 50,000 PG&E residential customers.
“Developing new sources of renewable energy is a priority for PG&E,” said Fong Wan, PG&E’s vice president of energy procurement. “This project is yet another example of our company’s commitment to the environment by delivering clean, climate-friendly energy to our customers.”
BioEnergy Solutions’ first project will be Vintage Dairy, which is located in Fresno County, California. Manure from the farm’s 3,000 dairy cows will be flushed into covered lagoons that will trap the methane gas produced as the manure decomposes. The methane will be “scrubbed” to remove carbon dioxide and corrosive materials to meet PG&E’s industry leading environmental standards for power plants, then delivered to PG&E through the utility’s pipeline. PG&E will use the natural gas to deliver renewable electricity to its customers in central and northern California.