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File #: 19-191    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Report Status: Carried
File created: 2/12/2019 In control: Parks and Environment Committee
On agenda: 2/27/2019 Final action: 3/13/2019
Title: Landfill Gas Utilization - Alternatives
Attachments: 1. Staff Report: Landfill Gas Utilization - Alternatives, 2. Appendix A: Renewable Natural Gas Backgrounder, 3. Appendix B: Green Power Backgrounder, 4. Presentation: Hartland Resource Recovery Opportunities

Title

Landfill Gas Utilization - Alternatives

 

Recommendation

[The following recommendation was amended at Committee:]

That the Parks & Environment Committee recommend to the Capital Regional District Board:

1.                     Direct staff to pursue negotiations with Fortis and determine rates in order to further flesh out the return on investment for a potential Hartland Renewable Natural Gas project.

2.                     Direct staff to report back to Committee once initial conversations with Fortis have taken place and with the potential of green power revenues as soon as possible after the Comprehensive Review of BC Hydro has been completed.

3.                     Include an estimate of GHG impacts of the expanded electrical power generation option and RNG conversion.

4.                     That the Environmental Resource Management Capital Budget of $23.7 million for the Hartland landfill gas utilization project be recommended for consideration in the 2019 budget approval process, subject to all funding sources being finalized.

(WP - All)