March 18, 2026. Anaergia Inc. reports that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has conditionally approved a long-term biomethane procurement contract between Anaergia’s SoCal Biomethane LLC facility, Anew Climate LLC, and Southwest Gas. The project will be the first to supply RNG under California’s Senate Bill (SB) 1440 Biomethane Procurement Program.
This positions Anaergia at the forefront of California’s decarbonization strategy and effort to scale renewable natural gas (RNG) produced from organic waste. California SB 1383 targeted a dramatic reduction in organic waste, and SB 1440 now establishes a requirement on California’s Investor-Owned Utilities (IOU) to procure RNG derived from landfill-diverted organic waste at a scale equivalent to approximately 55 facilities the size of SoCal Biomethane by 2035.
Anaergia’s SoCal Biomethane facility is located at the Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority (VVWRA) and co-digests organic waste and municipal wastewater to produce biogas that is upgraded to RNG and injected into the gas pipeline for distribution. The facility can accept up to 104,000 tons of diverted organic waste annually and has the potential to reduce emissions by up to 31,710 MTCO2e per year, equivalent to emissions from approximately 7,400 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles annually. The project also provides local economic benefits to Victorville, Apple Valley, and Hesperia by employing local staff.