North Carolina pork industry appeals order suspending new biogas projects

Energy News Network: A North Carolina project harnessing gas from hog manure for use in a Duke Energy power plant was billed as a breakthrough when it came online in March.

Now, supporters of the state’s fledgling biogas industry fear an order from state regulators will make the Duplin County venture a one-off.

The ruling suspends new renewable natural gas projects, which purify methane captured from waste and inject it into pipelines, where it’s blended with conventional gas and burned to generate power.

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