Limestone Renewable Natural Gas Facility

EDL is the owner and operator of the Limestone Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Facility, which is located adjacent to and works collaboratively with the Republic Services Carbon Limestone Landfill, near Youngstown, Ohio.

The facility has the capacity to convert methane-rich gas captured from the landfill into approximately 1.7 million MMBtu (million British thermal units) per year of pipeline-quality RNG, which is used as a cleaner fuel source for powering vehicles, heating homes through the natural gas system, or electricity generation.

At a glance

  • Project name:

    Limestone RNG Facility

  • Owner, operator:

    EDL

  • Start of operation:

    August 2023 (LFG to RNG)

  • Location:

    Youngstown, Ohio, United States of America

  • Primary fuel:

    Landfill gas

  • RNG produced p.a.:

    up to 1.7 million MMBtu by 2024

  • Avoided emissions:

    The equivalent of about 5.5 million gallons of diesel p.a. when used in vehicle transport

  • Equivalent cars off the road:

    up to 13,521 p.a.

  • Data sourced from :

    CY2023

About the RNG facility

EDL upgraded the existing power plant that converted waste gases from the Republic Services Carbon Limestone Landfill into electricity, to develop a new RNG facility. The Limestone RNG facility reached operational capacity in-late 2024.