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Lee County Renewable Natural Gas Facility

Sector: Natural Gas • Location: Dixon, Illinois, United States

Source: Business Wire

Project
Completed

Ameresco and Republic Services have launched a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Lee County Landfill in Dixon, Illinois. The facility processes 4,500 standard cubic feet per minute of landfill gas into nearly 1.2 million dekatherms of renewable energy annually, injecting RNG into a natural gas transmission pipeline. It reduces carbon dioxide emissions by over 61,000 metric tons per year,

Status
Closed
Sector
Natural Gas, Residential, Commercial
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Business Wire

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The project “Lee County Renewable Natural Gas Facility” is an infrastructure initiative in the Natural Gas sector, located in Dixon, Illinois, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Business Wire.

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Ameresco and Republic Services have launched a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Lee County Landfill in Dixon, Illinois. The facility processes 4,500 standard cubic feet per minute of landfill gas into nearly 1.2 million dekatherms of renewable energy annually, injecting RNG into a natural gas transmission pipeline. It reduces carbon dioxide emissions by over 61,000 metric tons per year, supporting Illinois' renewable energy goals and Republic Services' sustainability commitments.

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Energy

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United States of America (USA)

State

Illinois

City

Dixon

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Natural Gas, Residential, Commercial

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2025-09-16

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