The Comox Strathcona Waste Management (CSWM) has announced a new agreement to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Comox Valley.
The CWSM has signed a landfill gas purchase agreement with FortisBC to upgrade landfill gas to renewable natural gas (RNG) at the Comox Valley Waste Management Centre (CVWMC) in Cumberland.
Vice-President of Energy Supply and Resource Development at FortisBC Joe Mazza said adding new RNG supply helps lower emissions and provides safer and more affordable energy.
“Renewable natural gas is a low-carbon energy that can help British Columbia advance its climate action goals and provides an option for our customers to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions.”
CVWMC captures landfill gas through a network of piping and wells to reduce methane emissions through flaring currently.
Processing the gas to RNG will displace conventional natural gas from the FortisBC gas system.
Co-Chair of the CWSM Mark Baker said they are excited to partner with FortisBC on this innovative project.
“This project represents an important step toward turning waste into valuable resource that can benefit our communities.”
The agreement will need approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission and if approved, it should generate enough energy to heat between 600 to 1,100 homes per year.
