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Council committees advance $7.04M biogas-upgrade contract and $5.18M NIPSCO interconnection for sewage plant renewable natural gas project
Summary
City Utilities told the Common Council committees that a packaged biogas upgrading system and a NIPSCO interconnection agreement are intended to convert flared biogas at the Water Pollution Control Plant to pipeline-quality gas; committees recommended due-pass on both ordinances.
Two ordinances to convert biogas produced at the city’s Water Pollution Control Plant into pipeline-quality natural gas advanced with due-pass recommendations from committee on Sept. 16, 2025.
City Utilities staff presented the project as a two-part effort: a $7,043,000 construction contract for a packaged biogas upgrading system (S250904) and a $5,178,506.43 facilities interconnection agreement with Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) (S250905). Committees voted to recommend both measures for approval; the votes were unanimous in committee and will return to the full council for final action.
Why it matters: City Utilities staff said the project would capture biogas from anaerobic digesters that…
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