DTE Energy buys 2 renewable natural gas projects in Texas

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A unit of Michigan-based utility DTE Energy Co (NYSE:DTE) has bought two projects in Texas that convert landfill gas to pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG), the company announced on Thursday.

DTE Biomass Energy has acquired Fort Bend Power Producers LLC, which operates an already completed facility outside of Rosenberg, and the Seabreeze landfill gas development project in Angleton. The second asset is expected to enter its construction phase next month and to reach commercial operation in the final quarter of the year.

Currently, the Fort Bend plant can generate enough RNG to supply fuel for 560 diesel transit buses a year, but DTE plans to expand its capacity in order for this number to surpass 1,000. The Seabreeze plant is seen to produce a similar volume once up and running.

DTE has one other landfill gas-to-energy project in Texas and two additional plants in other states.

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