Biogas State Profiles
MINNESOTA Download PDF
Minnesota ranks 8th out of 50 states for its biogas production potential. We estimate up to 46.91 billion cubic feet of renewable METHANE from biogas could be produced each year for energy, fuel, heat, and more!
Current Systems
Total Number: 38
Potential Systems
Total Number: 730
THE POWER OF 73.3 BILLION CUFT OF BIOGAS:
ENERGY POTENTIAL:
- 3928 million kWh electricity and 1530 million BTU/h heat (engine); OR
- 6570 million kWh electricity and 10950 million kWh heat (fuel cell); OR
- 609.3 million gge fuel; OR
- 46.9 million MMBTU/yr space heat (869,000 homes).
ECONOMIC GROWTH:
Constructing 730 new systems would generate about…
- $2.19 billion in capital investments,
- 18261 construction jobs, AND
- 1213 permanent jobs.
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS EQUIVALENT TO:
- Growing 2070 million coniferous tree seedlings for 10 yrs, OR
- Replacing 286700 acres of forest, OR
- Removing 4629 thousand cars from the road.
BIOGAS SYSTEMS CAN RECYCLE:
| Type | Production | Biogas |
|---|---|---|
|
Manure (total) Broiler Dairy Swine Turkey |
29 million tons/yr
|
61.6 billion cuft/yr
|
| Food Waste |
1.75 million tons/yr |
9.57 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill |
- |
- |
| Wastewater Facility* |
371 million gallons/day |
2.15 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas |
- |
73.3 billion cuft/yr |
| Manure (total) | |
| Production | |
| 29 million tons/yr | |
| Broiler | 0.4 million tons/yr |
| Dairy | 11.5 million tons/yr |
| Swine | 15.6 million tons/yr |
| Turkey | 1.6 million tons/yr |
| Biogas | |
| 61.6 billion cuft/yr | |
| Food Waste | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 1.75 million tons/yr | 9.57 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | - |
| Wastewater Facility* | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 371 million gallons/day | 2.15 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | 73.3 billion cuft/yr |
*Wastewater facility greater than 1 MGD