Biogas State Profiles
NEW MEXICO Download PDF
New Mexico ranks 29th out of 50 states for its biogas production potential. We estimate up to 13.73 billion cubic feet of renewable METHANE from biogas could be produced each year for energy, fuel, heat, and more!
Current Systems
Total Number: 16
Potential Systems
Total Number: 144
THE POWER OF 21.45 BILLION CUFT OF BIOGAS:
ENERGY POTENTIAL:
- 1150 million kWh electricity and 448 million BTU/h heat (engine); OR
- 1923 million kWh electricity and 3205 million kWh heat (fuel cell); OR
- 178.3 million gge fuel; OR
- 13.7 million MMBTU/yr space heat (892,000 homes).
ECONOMIC GROWTH:
Constructing 144 new systems would generate about…
- $432 million in capital investments,
- 3599 construction jobs, AND
- 239 permanent jobs.
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS EQUIVALENT TO:
- Growing 606 million coniferous tree seedlings for 10 yrs, OR
- Replacing 83900 acres of forest, OR
- Removing 1355 thousand cars from the road.
BIOGAS SYSTEMS CAN RECYCLE:
| Type | Production | Biogas |
|---|---|---|
|
Manure (total) Broiler Dairy Swine Turkey |
8.3 million tons/yr
|
17.4 billion cuft/yr
|
| Food Waste |
0.65 million tons/yr |
3.55 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill |
- |
- |
| Wastewater Facility* |
85 million gallons/day |
0.49 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas |
- |
21.45 billion cuft/yr |
| Manure (total) | |
| Production | |
| 8.3 million tons/yr | |
| Broiler | - |
| Dairy | 8.3 million tons/yr |
| Swine | 2000 tons/yr |
| Turkey | - |
| Biogas | |
| 17.4 billion cuft/yr | |
| Food Waste | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 0.65 million tons/yr | 3.55 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | - |
| Wastewater Facility* | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 85 million gallons/day | 0.49 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | 21.45 billion cuft/yr |
*Wastewater facility greater than 1 MGD