Chesapeake Utilities Turning Chicken Poop into “Renewable” NatGas

We'll say it right up front: We're not impressed with so-called "renewable" natural gas (RNG) and all of the machinations companies go through to obtain and deliver it to their customers. RNG is chemically identical to regular old natural gas. It's called methane (CH4). It burns the same and releases the same amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when it burns. Chesapeake Utilities (nothing to do with Chesapeake Energy), which operates in the Delmarva Peninsula (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia), is the latest utility company to cook up an RNG scheme--to use chicken "droppings" as the source of methane. Whatever.

---

To view this content, log into your member account. (Not a member? Join Today!)