LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern
California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and waste management company CR&R
Environmental today announced they broke ground on construction of
an eight-inch pipeline that will bring carbon-neutral renewable
natural gas into the SoCalGas distribution system for the first
time.
The connecting pipeline, funded by CR&R Environmental, will
reach approximately 1.4 miles from an existing SoCalGas pipeline to
a new CR&R anaerobic digestion facility in Perris, California slated to be complete this
spring. Renewable natural gas from the digestion facility will be
designated specifically to power CR&R's fleet of approximately
900 waste hauling trucks.
"Bringing renewable gas into our pipeline system is a big step
forward for SoCalGas and for California," said Lisa
Alexander, SoCalGas' vice president, customer solutions and
communications. "Using our pipeline infrastructure to
distribute this carbon-neutral fuel will help to slow climate
change and meet state goals for increasing use of renewable fuels.
We see this de-carbonization of our pipeline system as the way of
the future."
SoCalGas expects it will be able to bring renewable gas from the
facility into its pipelines by June of this year.
CR&R's Perris anaerobic
digester, supplied by Eisenmann USA and Greenlane Biogas and constructed by
W.M. Lyles, will use
source-separated organic waste collected in cities' green
collection carts to produced carbon-neutral renewable methane. This
gas will then be further refined using pollution-free technology
and distributed through SoCalGas's pipeline infrastructure. Such
natural gas can be used to fuel heavy-duty trucks, generate
electricity, or fuel heating systems. CR&R's Perris digestion facility is believed to be
the largest in the world.
Studies indicate California
could produce almost 300 billion cubic feet of renewable natural
gas per year just from organic waste. Instead of landfilling or
burning that waste, California
could use it to generate enough renewable electricity to power 2 to
3 million homes, or enough to replace 75 percent of all the diesel
fuel used by motor vehicles in California.
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About Southern California Gas Co: Southern California Gas
Co. (SoCalGas) has been delivering clean, safe and reliable natural
gas to its customers for more than 145 years. It is the nation's
largest natural gas distribution utility, providing service to 21.6
million consumers connected through 5.9 million meters in more than
500 communities. The company's service territory encompasses
approximately 20,000 square miles throughout central and
Southern California, from
Visalia to the Mexican border.
SoCalGas is a regulated subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), a
Fortune 500 energy services holding company based in San Diego.
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