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Board approves 20-year landfill renewable natural gas contract; some commissioners raise risk concerns
Summary
Manatee County approved a 20-year agreement to convert landfill methane to renewable natural gas in a public-private deal that staff said requires no upfront county funds. Some commissioners questioned long-term risks and indemnities.
The Manatee County Board approved a 20‑year performance contract to convert methane recovered from the county landfill into pipeline‑quality renewable natural gas (RNG). The agreement assigns private partners to design-build-operate the facility and to share revenues with the county; county staff said there is no upfront cost to taxpayers and that the project could produce the equivalent energy for roughly 4,500 homes annually.
Utilities Director Patrick Shea and partners from JCI and NoPetro described the investment‑grade audit and a turnkey approach in which NoPetro would own and operate the RNG facility while JCI would retain guaranteed‑savings and measurement responsibilities. Staff characterized it as a $50…
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