Pacific Northern Gas enter 15-year with ATCO to purchase renewable natural gas

VANCOUVER, B.C. –Pacific Northern Gas has signed a 15-year supply agreement to begin receiving Renewable Natural Gas from ATCO Future Fuel in late 2022.

The announcement Wednesday states the RNG will be delivered to PNG from ATCO Future Fuel’s new biomethane facility in Two Hills County, Alberta, through existing natural gas pipelines.

“Our goal is to shrink our environmental footprint while continuing to deliver safe, reliable energy,” said Leigh Ann Shoji-Lee, President, Pacific Northern Gas.

“Our new, renewable energy option is part of our commitment to operating sustainably for the benefit of the environment and the communities where our customers and employees live and work.”

RNG is a low-carbon, pipeline-quality gas that is fully interchangeable with conventional natural gas. The gas is produced by capturing and upgrading biogas generated by decomposing organic waste by-products from farming and forestry, landfills and wastewater treatment plants.

The new partnership will eventually see 230,000 gigajoules of RNG heading the Northern B.C. per year, equivalent to heating 2,300 homes.

Through the project, ATCO says the project will reduce carbon emissions by 20,000 tonnes per year.

This is the first RNG project for both ATCO and Future Fuel.

ATCO Future Fuel RNG is a joint venture between ATCO Energy Solutions, a member of the ATCO Group, held by Canadian Utilities Limited, and Future Fuel Ltd., a leader in biofuels and agricultural biomass.