Biogas State Profiles
CALIFORNIA Download PDF
California ranks 1st out of 50 states for its biogas production potential. We estimate up to 116.22 billion cubic feet of renewable METHANE from biogas could be produced each year for energy, fuel, heat, and more!
Current Systems
Total Number: 301
Potential Systems
Total Number: 1294
THE POWER OF 181.59 BILLION CUFT OF BIOGAS:
ENERGY POTENTIAL:
- 9731 million kWh electricity and 3790 million BTU/h heat (engine); OR
- 16276 million kWh electricity and 27127 million kWh heat (fuel cell); OR
- 1509.3 million gge fuel; OR
- 116.2 million MMBTU/yr space heat (7.5 million homes).
ECONOMIC GROWTH:
Constructing 1294 new systems would generate about...
- $3.88 billion in capital investments,
- 32342 construction jobs, AND
- 2148 permanent jobs.
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS EQUIVALENT TO:
- Growing 5129 million coniferous tree seedlings for 10 yrs, OR
- Replacing 710100 acres of forest, OR
- Removing 11.47 million cars from the road.
BIOGAS SYSTEMS CAN RECYCLE:
| Type | Production | Biogas |
|---|---|---|
|
Manure (total) Broiler Dairy Swine Turkey |
44.8 million tons/yr
|
95.6 billion cuft/yr
|
| Food Waste |
12.3 million tons/yr |
67.23 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill |
- |
- |
| Wastewater Facility* |
3235 million gallons/day |
18.7 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas |
- |
181.59 billion cuft/yr |
| Manure (total) | |
| Production | |
| 44.8 million tons/yr | |
| Broiler | - |
| Dairy | 44.2 million tons/yr |
| Swine | 175000 tons/yr |
| Turkey | 407000 tons/yr |
| Biogas | |
| 95.6 billion cuft/yr | |
| Food Waste | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 12.3 million tons/yr | 67.23 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | - |
| Wastewater Facility* | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 3235 million gallons/day | 18.7 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | 181.59 billion cuft/yr |
*Wastewater facility greater than 1 MGD