Biogas State Profiles
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Wisconsin ranks 6th out of 50 states for its biogas production potential. We estimate up to 53.73 billion cubic feet of renewable METHANE from biogas could be produced each year for energy, fuel, heat, and more!
Current Systems
Total Number: 153
Potential Systems
Total Number: 546
THE POWER OF 83.93 BILLION CUFT OF BIOGAS:
ENERGY POTENTIAL:
- 4498 million kWh electricity and 1752 million BTU/h heat (engine); OR
- 7523 million kWh electricity and 12538 million kWh heat (fuel cell); OR
- 697.6 million gge fuel; OR
- 53.7 million MMBTU/yr space heat (995,000 homes)
ECONOMIC GROWTH:
Constructing 546 new systems would generate about…
- $1.64 billion in capital investments,
- 13652 construction jobs, AND
- 906 permanent jobs.
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS EQUIVALENT TO:
- Growing 2371 million coniferous tree seedlings for 10 yrs, OR
- Replacing 328300 acres of forest, OR
- Removing 5302 thousand cars from the road.
BIOGAS SYSTEMS CAN RECYCLE:
| Type | Production | Biogas |
|---|---|---|
|
Manure (total) Broiler Dairy Swine Turkey |
33.4 million tons/yr
|
71.6 billion cuft/yr
|
| Food Waste |
1.8 million tons/yr |
9.87 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill |
- |
- |
| Wastewater Facility* |
433 million gallons/day |
2.5 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas |
- |
83.93 billion cuft/yr |
| Manure (total) | |
| Production | |
| 33.4 million tons/yr | |
| Broiler | 0.4 million tons/yr |
| Dairy | 32.4 million tons/yr |
| Swine | 554000 tons/yr |
| Turkey | - |
| Biogas | |
| 71.6 billion cuft/yr | |
| Food Waste | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 1.8 million tons/yr | 9.87 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | - |
| Wastewater Facility* | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 433 million gallons/day | 2.5 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | 83.93 billion cuft/yr |
*Wastewater facility greater than 1 MGD