Biogas State Profiles
MICHIGAN Download PDF
Michigan ranks 15th out of 50 states for its biogas production potential. We estimate up to 32.37 billion cubic feet of renewable METHANE from biogas could be produced each year for energy, fuel, heat, and more!
Current Systems
Total Number: 147
Potential Systems
Total Number: 423
THE POWER OF 50.58 BILLION CUFT OF BIOGAS:
ENERGY POTENTIAL:
- 2710 million kWh electricity and 1056 million BTU/h heat (engine); OR
- 4533 million kWh electricity and 7556 million kWh heat (fuel cell); OR
- 420.4 million gge fuel; OR
- 32.4 million MMBTU/yr space heat (599,000 homes).
ECONOMIC GROWTH:
Constructing 423 new systems would generate about…
- $1.27 billion in capital investments,
- 10565 construction jobs, AND
- 701 permanent jobs.
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS EQUIVALENT TO:
- Growing 1428 million coniferous tree seedlings for 10 yrs, OR
- Replacing 197800 acres of forest, OR
- Removing 3.19 million cars from the road.
BIOGAS SYSTEMS CAN RECYCLE:
| Type | Production | Biogas |
|---|---|---|
|
Manure (total) Broiler Dairy Swine Turkey |
13 million tons/yr
|
27.1 billion cuft/yr
|
| Food Waste |
3.1 million tons/yr |
16.95 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill |
- |
- |
| Wastewater Facility* |
1133 million gallons/day |
6.5 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas |
- |
50.58 billion cuft/yr |
| Manure (total) | |
| Production | |
| 13 million tons/yr | |
| Broiler | - |
| Dairy | 10.8 million tons/yr |
| Swine | 2 million tons/yr |
| Turkey | 196000 tons/yr |
| Biogas | |
| 27.1 billion cuft/yr | |
| Food Waste | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 3.1 million tons/yr | 16.95 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | - |
| Wastewater Facility* | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 1133 million gallons/day | 6.5 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | 50.58 billion cuft/yr |
*Wastewater facility greater than 1 MGD