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Renewable Natural Gas (Watch)

SB 896 (Brodeur) and CS/HB 539 (Byrd) create definitions for “biogas” and “renewable gas” within existing law provisions for renewable energy. Biogas means a mixture of gases produced by the biological decomposition of organic materials. Renewable natural gas means anaerobically generated biogas, landfill gas or wastewater treatment gas that may be used as a transportation fuel or for electric generation or is capable of being injected into a natural gas pipeline. The bills authorize the Public Service Commission to approve cost recovery by a gas public utility for certain contracts for the purchase of renewable natural gas. (O’Hara)