RNG has dual environmental benefits. First, capturing biogas prevents methane, a greenhouse gas, from being released into the atmosphere and trapping heat. Second, utilizing RNG for electricity generation, as a transportation fuel, in residential and industrial applications, or to produce hydrogen is cleaner than traditional sources.

Biogas naturally occurs at sources such as landfills, farms, and wastewater treatment facilities as organic matter decomposes. Left uncaptured, this biogas is a source of methane being emitted to the atmosphere. Instead of being left uncaptured, thus causing an increase in greenhouse gases, methane can be kept out of the atmosphere by the capture of biogas at these types of facilities. The biogas is then cleaned and converted into Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). RNG is simply biogas from organic waste materials that has been cleaned to the quality of conventional natural gas. Since RNG is a direct replacement for conventional natural gas, it can be used in all of the same applications.

U.S. natural gas demand is expected to continue to expand, with nearly 60% of growth driven by a second wave of LNG export capacity and 22% coming from the power generation sector.