Dive Brief:

• Vermont Gas announced it has begun using biogas converted from landfill waste in Quebec, Canada to heat homes in Vermont. Methane collected from the Quebec landfill will be transported via pipeline to heat 350 homes in the Green Mountain State.
• The  partnership is part of an expansion of the use of biogas throughout the state that the president and CEO of Vermont Gas said the company is supporting. 
• The company began distributing the biogas on August 1. 

Dive Insight:

Vermont Gas said it is seeking to use more resources from Vermont, such agricultural waste that is used to produce methane through anaerobic digestion. The state currently uses methane for electricity production, but the resource, which Vermont Gas called renewable natural gas, is currently limited. 

"Vermont Gas is also supporting the development of the first commercial-scale, agriculturally based renewable natural gas production facility in Vermont," said CEO and president Don Gilbert. The company "intends to make it, or a blend, available to more and more customers in the coming years as part of our continued commitment to expand the availability of cleaner and more affordable natural gas to more Vermonters."