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Committee authorizes MOU and NDA with Black Hills Energy to evaluate landfill and wastewater RNG potential
Summary
Rapid City authorized staff to sign a memorandum of understanding and a confidentiality agreement with Black Hills Energy Renewable Resources to evaluate whether landfill and wastewater methane can be processed as renewable natural gas; Black Hills will fund the technical evaluation and expects to return by 2026 with a feasibility package.
The Rapid City Public Works Committee on Aug. 12 authorized the mayor and the finance director to sign a memorandum of understanding and a confidentiality agreement with Black Hills Energy Renewable Resources to evaluate the feasibility of producing renewable natural gas (RNG) from the city’s landfill and water reclamation facility.
Stacy Titus, solid waste director, said the city currently flares methane at both facilities and is using only a fraction of the gas produced. Paul (director of origination for Black Hills Energy), speaking for the…
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