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Denton board approves Mayhill Renewables contract to convert landfill gas into fuel
Summary
The Public Utilities Board unanimously approved lease and gas-rights agreements with Mayhill Renewables (Moro Energy) to operate and expand the landfill gas collection system, refine landfill gas into a high-BTU fuel and sell it on the open market.
The Denton Public Utilities Board on Aug. 25 unanimously approved contracts authorizing Mayhill Renewables (Moro Energy) to operate and expand the city landfill gas collection system, refine collected gas into a high-BTU fuel and sell the product on the open market.
City Solid Waste Director Brenda Haney told the board the project is intended to turn gas the city currently flares into a revenue-producing, lower-carbon fuel. "We are working to execute this agreement that will move us forward, will give us a beneficial reuse of that landfill gas, lessen our carbon footprint and, turn something beneficial and profitable out of 1 of the nuisances of owning and operating a landfill," Haney said.
The board approved authority to execute both a lease agreement and a gas-rights agreement with the company that will do business on the site as Mayhill Renewables. Haney said the city currently collects gas from 139 wells and is flaring that output; the new operator will assume operations of the well field, expand collection, clean and compress the gas and sell it, likely into the ATMOS line.
Haney said the city previously operated a landfill gas-to-energy facility that ran until 2020 and was later decommissioned. The contract approved Aug. 25 will replace the prior arrangement; city staff did not provide detailed commercial terms or projected revenue figures in the meeting record.
The motion to approve the lease and gas-rights agreements passed unanimously. The transcript does not record the mover and seconder by name for this specific motion.
Board discussion included brief questions about whether the landfill currently operates an ELR (enhanced landfill reclamation) system and whether city vehicles were considered as potential users of processed gas; Haney said the ELR system is not currently operating and reiterated that vehicle-fueling trials in the past were "not terribly successful." No further conditions or implementation timeline were recorded during the meeting.
The board's action authorizes staff to execute the agreements; the transcript did not list any immediate follow-up tasks, contract amounts, or an implementation schedule.
