Waga Energy, Steuben County, and Corning Natural Gas Inaugurate an Innovative RNG Production Unit at the Bath Landfill in New York
On Thursday May 16, 2024, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Chairwoman of Steuben County, Guenael Prince, CEO of Waga Energy Inc., and Mike German, CEO of Corning Natural Gas, inaugurated the first WAGABOX Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production unit at the Steuben County Landfill in Bath, New York. Approximately 80 people attended the ceremony, which included a tour of the WAGABOX facility and a tour of the landfill.
This WAGABOX unit commenced operations on March 15, 2024, and will deliver up to 207,000MMBtu (60 GWh) of RNG annually into the Corning Natural Gas network. The RNG produced replaces fossil derived fuels and is supplying the equivalent of 4,000 households annually with clean, local, and renewable energy, avoiding an estimated 13,500 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per year. Corning Natural Gas, the local gas utility servicing the region, constructed the gas interconnect for this project and accepts the gas produced into its existing gas distribution system.