Project will repurpose biogas from the city's
Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant.
KANSAS
CITY, Mo., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Spire and KC
Water are partnering on Kansas City,
Missouri's first renewable natural gas (RNG) facility, a
project that will capture methane emissions from the wastewater
treatment process to generate renewable energy.
KC Water selected Spire after an extensive proposal process to
construct the RNG facility, which is an extension of a current KC
Water project. The project was approved October 26 by the Kansas City Council and is
intended to repurpose biogas generated from the city's Blue River
Wastewater Treatment Plant into RNG. The new facility is expected
to be complete in 2025.
Spire plans to include the renewable energy generated at the
facility in their natural gas supply for customers to heat homes,
fuel businesses and potentially fuel vehicles. Because RNG is fully
compatible with conventional natural gas and existing pipeline
infrastructure, customers do not need to change their natural gas
appliances to reap the environmental benefits of RNG.
By capturing emissions that otherwise would be emitted into the
air, the project will assist KC Water with improving air quality
near their wastewater facility. KC Water estimates it will reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 20,000 tons of CO2
equivalent per year. The partnership will also generate
approximately $1 million of revenue
for KC Water per year.
"We appreciate the City of Kansas
City for selecting Spire for this project. RNG will help us
meet our customers' growing interest in a lower carbon, affordable
and reliable source of energy," said Nick
Popielski, Spire vice president of sustainability. "And as
part of our commitment to becoming a carbon neutral company by
midcentury, we can lower our carbon emissions by incorporating
renewable natural gas into the supply we offer our customers."
Spire Missouri will serve as
the developer on the project with Burns & McDonnell providing
engineering and construction expertise. Key priorities for the
entire project team include diverse business participation from
minority and women owned businesses. Spire anticipates it will
produce 0.3 billion cubic feet (BCF) of natural gas a year which
would be enough energy to supply 4300 homes in the Kansas City region with natural gas.
For more information about RNG, visit spireenergy.com/rng.
About Spire
At Spire Inc. (NYSE: SR) we believe energy exists to help make
people's lives better. It's a simple idea, but one that's at the
heart of our company. Every day we serve 1.7 million homes and
businesses making us one of the largest publicly traded natural gas
companies in the country. We help families and business owners fuel
their daily lives through our gas utilities serving Alabama, Mississippi and Missouri. Our natural gas-related businesses
include Spire Marketing and Spire Midstream. We are committed to
transforming our business through growing organically, investing in
infrastructure, and advancing through innovation. Learn more at
SpireEnergy.com.
Media Contact:
John Mink
816-666-1969
John.Mink@SpireEnergy.com
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