Meet our Renewable Natural Gas suppliers

One of the many ways we’re working to reduce emissions is by increasing the amount of renewable and low-carbon gases1, like Renewable Natural Gas2 (RNG), in our gas system. We wouldn’t be able to offer RNG without our dedicated suppliers.

Our suppliers

We work with a range of suppliers to produce RNG from farms, landfills and wastewater treatment plants. See who’s helping us put waste to work, creating sustainable energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Glenmore Landfill

Operation: Biogas is collected from landfill waste and purified to produce RNG.

Salmon Arm Landfill

Operation: Biogas is collected from landfill waste and purified to produce RNG.

Archaea Energy

Operation: Biogas is collected from multiple landfills and purified to produce RNG.

Assai

Operation: Biogas is collected from the Keystone Landfill and purified to produce RNG.

Dicklands Farms:

Operation: Biogas is collected from agricultural waste and purified to produce RNG.

Faromor CNG Corp.

Operation: Biogas is collected from agricultural waste and purified to produce RNG.

Fraser Valley Biogas/Evergen Infrastructure Corp.

Operation: Biogas is collected from agricultural and commercial food processing waste, then purified to produce RNG.

Lethbridge Biogas

Operation: Biogas is collected from livestock waste and food processing by-products, then purified to produce RNG.

Seabreeze Dairy Farm

Operation: Biogas is collected from livestock waste and organic waste from the Metro Vancouver area and then purified to produce RNG.

Surrey Biofuel Facility

Operation: Biogas is captured from collected curbside organic waste and purified to produce RNG.

Generate Upcycle

Operation: Biogas is collected from municipal organic waste, food waste and industrial, commercial and institutional waste. It’s then purified to produce RNG.

Walker RNG

Operation: Biogas is collected from organic waste and purified to produce RNG.

Lulu Island Wastewater Treatment Plant

Operation: Biogas is collected from organic matter in wastewater and purified to produce RNG.

Shell Energy North America (Canada) Inc.

Operation: Biogas is captured from organic matter in wastewater and purified to produce RNG.

Upcoming projects

We’re continuously looking to partner with more organizations and governments to increase our RNG supply. Here are a few upcoming projects:

Become an RNG supplier

Join the suppliers that are helping to create low-carbon3 energy and support the energy transition.

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BC renewable and low-carbon gas supply potential study

To better understand our lower-carbon energy future, we commissioned a study together with the Government of British Columbia and the BC Bioenergy Network. It examines the domestic supply potential for different renewable and low carbon gases3 including Renewable Natural Gas. Learn more.

FortisBC uses the term renewable and low-carbon gas to refer collectively to the low-carbon gases or fuels that the utility can acquire under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation, which are: Renewable Natural Gas (also called RNG or biomethane), hydrogen, synthesis gas (from wood waste) and lignin. FortisBC’s renewable and low-carbon gas portfolio currently includes only Renewable Natural Gas. Other gases and fuels may be added to the program over time. Depending on their source, all of these gases have differing levels of lifecycle carbon intensity. However, all of these gases are low carbon when compared to the lifecycle carbon intensity of conventional natural gas. The current burner tip emission factor of RNG is 0.27 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule of energy (gCO2e/MJ) and the current renewable and low-carbon gas portfolio lifecycle emissions for stationary combustion are -22 gCO2e/MJ. This is below B.C.’s low carbon threshold for lifecycle carbon intensity of 30.8 gCO2e/MJ as set out in the 2024 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulation amendments.
Renewable Natural Gas (also called RNG or biomethane) is produced in a different manner than conventional natural gas. It is derived from biogas, which is produced from decomposing organic waste from landfills, agricultural waste and wastewater from treatment facilities. The biogas is captured and cleaned to create RNG. When RNG is added to North America’s natural gas system, it mixes with conventional natural gas. This means we’re unable to direct RNG to a specific customer. But the more RNG is added to the gas system, the less conventional natural gas is needed, thereby reducing the use of fossil fuels and overall greenhouse gas emissions.
When compared to the lifecycle carbon intensity of conventional natural gas. The burner tip emission factor of FortisBC’s current Renewable Natural Gas (also called RNG or biomethane) portfolio is 0.27 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule of energy (gCO2e/MJ). FortisBC’s current RNG portfolio lifecycle emissions for stationary combustion are -22 gCO2e/MJ. This is below B.C.’s low carbon threshold for lifecycle carbon intensity of 30.8 gCO2e/MJ as set out in the 2024 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulation amendments.