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)