{"id":396550,"date":"2020-12-09T10:03:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T15:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=396550"},"modified":"2020-12-09T10:03:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T15:03:50","slug":"dominion-energy-smithfield-foods-complete-first-of-its-kind-renewable-natural-gas-project-in-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/dominion-energy-smithfield-foods-complete-first-of-its-kind-renewable-natural-gas-project-in-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominion Energy, Smithfield Foods complete first-of-its-kind renewable natural gas project in Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<h2 class=\"xn-hedline\">&#8211; Companies harness clean, renewable energy from Utah hog farms<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"xn-hedline\">&#8211; Project substantially reduces greenhouse gas emissions and benefits family farmers<\/h2>\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">RICHMOND, Va.<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">SMITHFIELD, Va.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 9, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) and Smithfield Foods, Inc., announced today they have completed the first renewable natural gas (RNG) project through their joint venture, Align Renewable Natural Gas\u2120. Located in <span class=\"xn-location\">Milford<\/span> in southwestern <span class=\"xn-location\">Utah<\/span>, the project is now producing RNG from a network of 26 family farms that raise hogs under contract with <span class=\"xn-location\">Smithfield<\/span>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1362225\/Dominion_Energy_and_Smithfield_Foods.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1362225\/Dominion_Energy_and_Smithfield_Foods.jpg\" title=\"Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods are harnessing clean, renewable energy from 26 hog farms in Milford, Utah.\" alt=\"Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods are harnessing clean, renewable energy from 26 hog farms in Milford, Utah.\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The project is the first large-scale effort in the state to capture methane from hog farming operations and convert it into clean energy for homes, businesses and transportation. Significantly more greenhouse gas emissions are captured from the farms than are released when consumers use the gas, which makes RNG a &#8220;carbon-beneficial&#8221; energy source.<\/p>\n<p>At full capacity, the project will produce enough RNG to heat more than 3,000 homes and businesses and reduce annual emissions from participating farms by more than 100,000 metric tons. That is the same as taking 23,000 cars off the road or planting 1.8 million new trees each year. Additionally, the project benefits participating family farmers by simplifying the process of and reducing the cost associated with manure management.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re excited to witness the completion of our initial project in <span class=\"xn-location\">Utah<\/span>, as we continue to scale and implement renewable energy projects across the country,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Kraig Westerbeek<\/span>, senior director of Smithfield Renewables and hog production environmental affairs, Smithfield Foods. &#8220;Our Align RNG partnership with Dominion Energy is a key component of <span class=\"xn-location\">Smithfield&#8217;s<\/span> carbon reduction strategy, which promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across our domestic supply chain 25 percent by 2025 and become carbon negative in all U.S. company-owned operations by 2030.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is an exciting breakthrough for the future of clean energy and sustainable farming,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Ryan Childress<\/span>, Dominion Energy&#8217;s director of gas business development. &#8220;With this single technology, we can produce clean energy for consumers, reduce farm emissions and benefit family farmers. It&#8217;s a powerful example of the environmental progress we can make through innovation. We&#8217;re thrilled <span class=\"xn-location\">Utah<\/span> is leading the way, and we&#8217;re excited to keep the momentum going in other states across the country.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>In the largest venture of its kind in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, Dominion and <span class=\"xn-location\">Smithfield<\/span> are jointly investing <span class=\"xn-money\">$500 million<\/span> over the next 10 years to develop RNG projects across the country. Once the partnership&#8217;s planned projects are complete, they will reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. hog farms by 2.5 million metric tons, the same amount as taking 500,000 cars off the road or planting 40 million new trees each year. With the <span class=\"xn-location\">Utah<\/span> project in operation and additional projects under development in <span class=\"xn-location\">North Carolina<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Virginia<\/span>, the partnership plans to produce enough renewable natural gas over the next 10 years to heat more than 70,000 homes and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alignrng.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.AlignRNG.com<\/a>. Photos of the <span class=\"xn-location\">Milford<\/span> project are available for download on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/alignrng.com\/media.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About Dominion Energy<\/b><br \/>\n        <br \/>More than\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dominionenergy.com\/our-company\/operating-segments\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">7 million customers in\u00a016\u00a0states<\/a>\u202fenergize their homes and businesses with electricity or natural gas from Dominion Energy (NYSE:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investors.dominionenergy.com\/home\/default.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">D<\/a>), headquartered in\u202fRichmond, Va.\u202fThe company is\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dominionenergy.com\/our-promise\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">committed to sustainable, reliable, affordable and safe energy<\/a>\u202fand to achieving net zero carbon dioxide and methane emissions from its power generation and gas infrastructure operations by 2050.\u202fPlease visit\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dominionenergy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">DominionEnergy.com<\/a>\u202fto learn more.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About Smithfield Foods<\/b><br \/>\n        <br \/>Headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Smithfield, Va.<\/span>, since 1936, Smithfield Foods, Inc. is an American food company with agricultural roots and a global reach. Our 40,000 U.S. and 15,000 European employees are dedicated to producing &#8220;Good food. Responsibly.\u00ae&#8221; and have made us one of the world&#8217;s leading vertically integrated protein companies. We have pioneered sustainability standards for more than two decades, including many industry firsts, such as our ambitious commitment to cut our carbon impact by 25 percent by 2025. We believe in the power of protein to end food insecurity and have donated hundreds of millions of food servings to our neighbors in need. <span class=\"xn-location\">Smithfield<\/span> boasts a portfolio of high-quality iconic brands, such as Smithfield\u00ae, Eckrich\u00ae, and Nathan&#8217;s Famous\u00ae, among many others. 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Located in Milford in southwestern Utah, the project is now producing RNG from a network of 26 family farms that raise hogs under contract with Smithfield. The project is the first large-scale effort in the state to capture methane from hog farming operations and convert it into clean energy for homes, businesses and transportation. 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