Switching to RNG is easy!
Here’s a quick guide to incorporating renewable natural gas into your energy consumption.
Connect
Log in to your Customer Space.
Access
On the home page, click or tap the button to go to the section on renewable natural gas.
Select
Choose one of the suggested consumption profiles or customize the ratio of renewable naturel gas to suit your needs.
Personalize your consumption according to your needs
Adding renewable natural gas to your consumption profile is a simple and flexible process:
- You may change or modify your Renewable Natural Gas consumption profile each 1st of the month with a minimum prior notice.
- You won’t need new appliances.
* Based on the heating consumption for a small business building or a 10-unit building charged at current rates.
What does RNG costs?
The price for 2023 is 56.842¢/m3 ($15/GJ).
The annual RNG supply rate is set annually as part of the Rate Case filed each year with Régie de l’énergie.
Note that no cap-and-trade system (CATS) fees are charged for RNG at this time.
Vous avez des questions?
Voici nos réponses.
RNG and conventional natural gas flow through the same network, so they intermingle with each other. When you purchase any amount of RNG, that volume is guaranteed to be injected into the network, replacing a proportional amount of conventional natural gas. The volume you purchase is listed on the itemized invoice detailing your total consumption of natural gas.
The Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) had verified the Énergir RNG supply and inventory
Read the BNQ advice (in French)
For more details on the traceability of renewable natural gas, consult this newsletter.
Through a process of biomethanation, organic matter (food waste, slurry, manure, wastewater, etc.) is transformed into biogas, which once purified becomes renewable natural gas.
This product reduces greenhouse gas emissions in two ways: first, by replacing fossil energy with renewable energy, and second, by avoiding methane emissions associated with the disposal of organic waste at landfill sites.
Renewable natural gas is recognized by Natural Resources Canada as a renewable energy and clean fuel that will help Canada achieve its new net-zero emission targets. In addition, according to the Government of Québec’s Regulation respecting mandatory reporting of certain emissions of contaminants into the atmosphere, greenhouse gas emissions for RNG are very low and comparable to hydroelectricity emissions (0.30 kg CO2-eq/GJ for RNG vs. 0.44 kg CO2-eq/GJ for hydro).
The cost gap between renewable natural gas (RNG) and traditional natural gas is based on different production processes and costs, and on the availability of inventories in a context of high demand for renewable energy.
As is the case with traditional natural gas, Énergir does not profit from the sale of the RNG molecule, and our teams make every effort to ensure it is supplied at the lowest cost to all our customers.
No. You don't need to buy or modify any equipment, because RNG and natural gas are interchangeable.
RNG meets our quality standards and can be used for the same purposes as natural gas.
You may modify your renewable natural gas consumption profile each 1st of the month with a minimum prior notice.
The modification request is made directly in the Customer Space, specifying the revised consumption percentage and the desired start date.
Énergir is following suit and has replaced the traditional natural gas used in nine of its business offices as well as three trucks in its fleet with RNG.
Our goals for the future
10% of renewable natural gas in our network by 2030 = a reduction of 1 million tons of GHG
that’s equal to 250,000 fewer cars on the road