Biogas State Profiles
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Texas ranks 2nd out of 50 states for its biogas production potential. We estimate up to 78.51 billion cubic feet of renewable METHANE from biogas could be produced each year for energy, fuel, heat, and more!
Current Systems
Total Number: 86
Potential Systems
Total Number: 901
THE POWER OF 122.67 BILLION CUFT OF BIOGAS:
ENERGY POTENTIAL:
- 6574 million kWh electricity and 2561 million BTU/h heat (engine); OR
- 10995 million kWh electricity and 18325 million kWh heat (fuel cell); OR
- 1019.6 million gge fuel; OR
- 78.5 million MMBTU/yr space heat (5.8 million homes).
ECONOMIC GROWTH:
Constructing 901 new systems would generate about…
- $2.7 billion in capital investments,
- 22534 construction jobs, AND
- 1496 permanent jobs.
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS EQUIVALENT TO:
- Growing 3465 million coniferous tree seedlings for 10 yrs, OR
- Replacing 479800 acres of forest, OR
- Removing 7.75 million cars from the road.
BIOGAS SYSTEMS CAN RECYCLE:
| Type | Production | Biogas |
|---|---|---|
|
Manure (total) Broiler Dairy Swine Turkey |
20.6 million tons/yr
|
0.06 trillion cuft/yr
|
| Food Waste |
9 million tons/yr |
49.2 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill |
- |
- |
| Wastewater Facility* |
1772 million gallons/day |
10.2 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas |
- |
122.67 billion cuft/yr |
| Manure (total) | |
| Production | |
| 20.6 million tons/yr | |
| Broiler | 4.7 million tons/yr |
| Dairy | 13925000 tons/yr |
| Swine | 1.9 million tons/yr |
| Turkey | - |
| Biogas | |
| 0.06 trillion cuft/yr | |
| Food Waste | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 9 million tons/yr | 49.2 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | - |
| Wastewater Facility* | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 1772 million gallons/day | 10.2 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | 122.67 billion cuft/yr |
*Wastewater facility greater than 1 MGD