Cow Power Climbs!

In case you missed it, the American Biogas Council (ABC) marked the end of Dairy Month (June) with the release of updated data showing the explosive growth across the country of dairy biogas projects. ABC closely tracks the number of methane capture projects being developed across the country at livestock operations, landfills, food processing facilities, and beyond. But as to dairy project development, ABC reports that over the past five years, the number of systems installed at dairies has more than doubled, leading to an overall increase in methane capture by more than 130%. Nearly 500 installations at the nation's dairies (reflecting nearly $3 billion of capital investment) produce enough power from biogas to annually power more than 600,000 homes, according to ABC.