RNG in North America: how big is the market? (Updated with new data)

Renewable natural gas (RNG) has been gaining momentum in North America, with the number of new projects nearly doubling in the past five years. Carbon neutrality commitments at the federal, state and utility level are increasingly focusing on RNG as an alternative to fossil fuels in different sectors. In this insight, we investigated the current RNG market size by looking into the status of RNG production projects. In addition, we are releasing our RNG project database, which is adopted from the Argonne National Laboratory. Where does RNG stand now, and what are the driving forces and barriers to its development? *The content of this insight and database, last published December 2020, has been updated to reflect the most recent RNG project developments and announcements.