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PG&E to buy natural gas made from cow manure
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| 10/12/06
| AP
Posted on 10/12/2006 6:33:35 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
SAN FRANCISCO
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. announced plans Thursday to buy natural gas generated from cow manure on California dairy farms.
PG&E officials said the utility signed a deal with Microgy Inc., a subsidiary of Portsmouth, N.H.-based Environmental Power Corp., to buy enough biomethane to power an estimated 50,000 homes.
The agreement represents the PG&E's first purchase of natural gas generated from cow patties. Manure-derived methane could make up a larger share of the San Francisco-based utility's electricity supply if the pilot project is successful, said spokeswoman Darlene Chiu.
The deal could help increase the percentage of PG&E's electricity generated from clean, renewable sources such as wind and solar. Currently, about 12 percent of its electricity comes from renewables. Under state law, state utilities are required to boost that percentage to 20 percent by 2010.
Microgy Inc. plans to build four plants to convert manure into biomethane on large dairy farms in California. Those plants will be connected to PG&E's network of natural gas pipelines.
"The state has no shortage of dairy manure, and it can now be cost-effectively converted into cow power," said Allen Dusault, biofuels project director for the environmental group, Sustainable Conservation. "That makes good environmental and economic sense."
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: biomethane; calenergy; california; cowmanure; energy; microgy; naturalgas; pge; renewenergy
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To: NormsRevenge
But, I thought cow farts caused global warming.
To: NormsRevenge
blue chips, time to invest in cow chips
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posted on
10/12/2006 6:34:58 PM PDT
by
verum ago
(The Iranian Space Agency: set phasers to jihad!)
To: NormsRevenge
PG&E to buy natural gas made from cow manure Poor Dan Rather, he cudda been a millionaire if this had been possible 20 years ago.
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posted on
10/12/2006 6:35:37 PM PDT
by
dirtboy
(Good fences make good neighbors)
To: dirtboy
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posted on
10/12/2006 6:37:23 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ...... http://www.pendleton8.com/)
To: NormsRevenge
Those ignorant of California's utility laws are lead to believe by this PR release that PG&E did a voluntary, public service through this act. A green gesture out of the kindness of their heart, sacrificing corporate profits for the good of the society.
Utilities have very little choice in the matter. If a biomass generation plant is approved by the CPUC, utilities must purchase power from it, at a rate well in excess of the retail, consumer, baseline rate.
To: NormsRevenge
Manure-derived methane was good enough to fuel Bartertown...
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posted on
10/12/2006 6:45:20 PM PDT
by
sinanju
(s)
To: NormsRevenge
Just Hook a Pipe up to the DNC Headquarters and end our reliance to foreign oil!
Pray for W and Our Troops
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posted on
10/12/2006 6:46:50 PM PDT
by
bray
(Voting for the Rats is a Death Wish)
To: sinanju
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posted on
10/12/2006 6:47:05 PM PDT
by
SIDENET
(Is it too early for flapjacks?)
To: Amerigomag
"utilities must purchase power from it,at a rate well in excess of the retail,consumer,baseline rate." Very true indeed.All factored into consumers rates.California is something else.
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posted on
10/12/2006 6:51:11 PM PDT
by
builder
(I don't want a piece of someone else's pie)
To: NormsRevenge
Feed me some beans and I'll sell'em some gas>
To: bray
Just Hook a Pipe up to the DNC Headquarters and end our reliance to foreign oil! Heck, the gases emanating from algore alone could fuel a small state.
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posted on
10/12/2006 6:54:28 PM PDT
by
tioga
To: NormsRevenge
I think this is all bull$#!+...
</sorry, corny joke I had to do>
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posted on
10/12/2006 7:00:37 PM PDT
by
El Conservador
("No blood for oil!"... Then don't drive, you moron!!!)
To: WakeUpAndVote
Caution: smells like rotten eggs when leaking.
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posted on
10/12/2006 7:06:06 PM PDT
by
sine_nomine
(Vote for the Democrats? - the party of Studds and Frank - the new family values party?)
To: WakeUpAndVote
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posted on
10/12/2006 7:15:10 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Why is the War on Terror being managed by the DEFENSE Department?)
To: tioga
Heck, the gases emanating from algore alone could fuel a small state.True. We have proof.
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posted on
10/12/2006 7:17:33 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Why is the War on Terror being managed by the DEFENSE Department?)
To: NormsRevenge
My God!!! Are these the same cows that ruined the spinach????
To: BarbaraS.
Some of them, perhaps. Don't tell me you're afraid ecoli will somehow survive the natural gas creation process and again the burning of the natural gas and float throughout your house?
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posted on
10/12/2006 7:53:28 PM PDT
by
newzjunkey
(Support Arnold-McClintock or embrace high taxes, gay weddings with Angelides.)
To: NormsRevenge
Better than "toilet-to-tap" for drinking water. I hope it's successful.
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posted on
10/12/2006 7:55:35 PM PDT
by
newzjunkey
(Support Arnold-McClintock or embrace high taxes, gay weddings with Angelides.)
To: SIDENET
"We call it Underworld. That's where Bartertown gets its energy."
"What, oil? Natural gas?"
"Pigs."
"You mean pigs like those? Bulls**t!"
"No. Pig s**t."
"What?!"
"Pig s**t. The lights, the motors, the vehicles, all run by a high-powered gas called methane. And methane cometh from pig s**t."
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posted on
10/12/2006 7:59:10 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
("Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls...dyin' time's here.")
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