Legislation currently pending in Florida aims to promote the development of renewable natural gas (RNG) production within the state by allowing utility companies to recover certain costs associated with the development of RNG infrastructure projects.The bill, SB 480, was introduced in the Florida Senate on Nov. 15, 2023. It passed favorably out of the Senate Regulated Industries Committee on Jan. 9 by a vote of 7-0 and is now being taken up by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment and General Government. Companion legislation, HB 683, was introduced in the Florida House on Dec. 1, 2023.The legislation aims to authorize a public utility to recover prudently incurred RNG infrastructure project costs through an appropriate Florida Public Service Commission cost-recovery mechanism.&nbsp;Eligible projects would have to be located within Florida. Bill language specifies that the types of costs eligible for cost recovery include, but are not limited to, capital investment in projects necessary to prepare, clean or otherwise produce RNG for pipeline distribution and usage; capital investment in facilities, including pipelines that are necessary to inject and deliver RNG and RNG storage facilities; operation and maintenance expenses associated with any such RNG infrastructure projects; and an appropriate return on investment consistent with that allowed for other utility plants that provide service to customers.&nbsp;The bill would also revise a Florida statute focused on water policy related to spring systems to support the identification of water quality improvement projects that can also produce and capture RNG through the use of anaerobic digestion or other similar treatment technologies at wastewater treatment plants, livestock farms, food production facilities, and organic waste management operations.&nbsp;Other provisions of the bill would encourage counties and municipalities to develop regional solutions related to the processing, capture and reuse or sale of methane gas and RNG from landfills and wastewater treatment facilities, and expand Florida’s farm-to-fuel initiative to address the production and capture of RNG through the use of digesters and other treatment technologies at livestock farms, food production facilities, and other agricultural waste management operations.&nbsp;Additional information on the legislation is available on the Florida Senate <a href="https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/480/?Tab=BillHistory">website</a>.

2024-01-11 - Florida legislation aims to promote the production, use of RNG (Biomass Magazine)

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Legislation currently pending in Florida aims to promote the development of renewable natural gas (RNG) production within the state by allowing utility companies to recover certain costs associated with the development of RNG infrastructure projects.

Florida legislation aims to promote the production, use of RNG

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