By james art 
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. has fully completed a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in Madison County, Florida, which had already started production last June.
The $22 million project, located at Full Circle Dairy (FCD), uses manure to produce pipeline-quality gas with an annual capacity of 100,000 dekatherms, Dover, Delaware-based Chesapeake Utilities said in a statement. This is the company’s first RNG project, with three more under state approval.
“The facility began producing RNG in June 2024 and is expected to capture and divert more than 1,100 metric tons of methane per year to a renewable energy source – an emissions reduction equivalent to powering 3,500 homes for a year,” the statement said. the company website.
The facility has produced 18,000 dekatherms so far and supplied Nassau County, according to Chesapeake Utilities.
Jeff Householder, Chairman, President and CEO, said: “The RNG facility at FCD is a great example of our ability to leverage our expertise across the entire energy supply value chain – from production to virtual pipeline transport, injection, transmission and distribution — while supporting our strategic focus on prudent capital deployment.”
RNG or biomethane is biogas enhanced to be used instead of traditional natural gas by increasing its methane content.
Chesapeake Utilities previously received approval from Florida’s utility regulator to build three more RNG plants that will add 13,100 dekatherms per day (Dthd) of capacity to the company’s waste-to-energy generation.
The projects to be undertaken by Chesapeake Utilities subsidiary Peninsula Pipeline Co. with a total investment of $46 million, plans to expand into Brevard, Indian River and Miami-Dade counties. Chesapeake Utilities said in a July 16 press release. The RNG facilities will source feedstock from local landfills. They are expected to be completed by mid-2025 and will supply gas distributor Florida City Gas (FCG), which Chesapeake Utilities acquired last year for $923 million.
The Miami-Dade project will deliver up to 6,700 Dthd to the FCG gas grid serving South Florida. It will have a new eight-mile power line and a new district regulating station, a facility controlling flow to different districts.
The Indian River project will produce up to 3,200 Dthd. It will have 14 miles of new transmission infrastructure and a district regulating station. It will also connect with existing PPC facilities.
The Brevard project will also have a capacity of 3,200 Dthd with a new transmission line extending about five miles.
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