Biogas State Profiles
NORTH CAROLINA Download PDF
North Carolina ranks 3rd out of 50 states for its biogas production potential. We estimate up to 62 billion cubic feet of renewable METHANE from biogas could be produced each year for energy, fuel, heat, and more!
Current Systems
Total Number: 82
Potential Systems
Total Number: 1019
THE POWER OF 96.87 BILLION CUFT OF BIOGAS:
ENERGY POTENTIAL:
- 5191 million kWh electricity and 2022 million BTU/h heat (engine); OR
- 8683 million kWh electricity and 14471 million kWh heat (fuel cell); OR
- 805.1 million gge fuel; OR
- 62.0 million MMBTU/yr space heat (1.9 million homes).
ECONOMIC GROWTH:
Constructing 1019 new systems would generate about…
- $3.06 billion in capital investments,
- 25480 construction jobs, AND
- 1692 permanent jobs.
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS EQUIVALENT TO:
- Growing 2736 million coniferous tree seedlings for 10 yrs, OR
- Replacing 378800 acres of forest, OR
- Removing 6.12 million cars from the road.
BIOGAS SYSTEMS CAN RECYCLE:
| Type | Production | Biogas |
|---|---|---|
|
Manure (total) Broiler Dairy Swine Turkey |
24.3 million tons/yr
|
76.4 billion cuft/yr
|
| Food Waste |
3.25 million tons/yr |
17.76 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill |
- |
- |
| Wastewater Facility* |
471 million gallons/day |
2.73 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas |
- |
96.87 billion cuft/yr |
| Manure (total) | |
| Production | |
| 24.3 million tons/yr | |
| Broiler | 6.3 million tons/yr |
| Dairy | 1.1 million tons/yr |
| Swine | 15.7 million tons/yr |
| Turkey | 1203000 tons/yr |
| Biogas | |
| 76.4 billion cuft/yr | |
| Food Waste | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 3.25 million tons/yr | 17.76 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | - |
| Wastewater Facility* | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 471 million gallons/day | 2.73 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | 96.87 billion cuft/yr |
*Wastewater facility greater than 1 MGD