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Raleigh to auction renewable fuel credits from bioenergy project to support water enterprise
Summary
Raleigh authorized staff to develop a public electronic auction to sell Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) generated by the city's bioenergy recovery project; proceeds will support water and sewer operations and may mitigate future rate pressure.
Raleigh Water told the City Council on Jan. 6 that the city's new bioenergy recovery project at the Neuse River wastewater treatment facility produces pipeline-grade renewable natural gas that is being used in the Go Raleigh bus fleet and generates Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs), a tradable federal credit under the EPA Renewable Fuel Standard.
Erica Bailey, assistant director with Raleigh Water, said the project reduced biosolids truck shipments from roughly 75 to…
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