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New Carbon outlines $20 million plan to produce renewable natural gas at Hastings landfill
Summary
City staff and New Carbon updated the council on a 25-year agreement to develop landfill renewable natural gas (RNG). New Carbon said it will invest $20,000,000, expects wells and construction in 2029–2031, and estimates roughly $2,000,000 in project revenue over the development period.
City staff and representatives from New Carbon presented an update to the Hastings City Council on a multi-decade plan to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) from the city landfill.
Michelle Hill, Hastings' solid waste superintendent, introduced the project and turned the presentation over to Matt Mosher, head of engineering for New Carbon. Mosher said the company entered a 25-year land agreement to develop landfill gas collection and upgrading, and that New Carbon planned to invest $20,000,000 in the project. "That's money that will not be funded by taxpayers," Mosher said, describing the work as a private investment paired with city-owned landfill operations.
Mosher described two parts of the project: a…
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