Spire and KC Water partner on Missouri’s first RNG facility

Spire and KC Water are partnering on Kansas City, Missouri’s first renewable natural gas, or RNG, facility, a project that will capture methane emissions from the wastewater treatment process to generate renewable energy. KC Water selected Spire after an extensive proposal process to construct the RNG facility, which is an extension of a current KC Water project. The project was approved October 26 by the Kansas City Council and is intended to repurpose biogas generated from the city’s Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant into RNG. The new facility is expected to be complete in 2025. Spire plans to include the renewable energy generated at the facility in their natural gas supply for customers to heat homes, fuel businesses and potentially fuel vehicles. Because RNG is fully compatible with conventional natural gas and existing pipeline infrastructure, customers do not need to change their natural gas appliances to reap the environmental benefits of RNG. The partnership will also generate approximately $1M of revenue for KC Water per year. Spire Missouri will serve as the developer on the project with Burns & McDonnell providing engineering and construction expertise.