As Treasury weighs a final rule for the 45Z clean fuel credit, WGCI submitted comments highlighting mine methane’s inclusion as an opportunity to lower energy costs, strengthen domestic energy security, and drive job creation.

As the U.S. Treasury Department nears a final rule on the 45Z clean fuel credit, the Waste Gas Capture Initiative (WGCI) is urging the Administration to include the use of mine methane, or remediated mine gas (RMG), as a domestic energy resource to create jobs and unleash America’s energy supply. The WGCI is joined in its letter to Treasury by the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and Core Natural Resources.

“RMG is a commonsense solution that can lower energy costs, create good-paying jobs, and strengthen American energy security,” said WGCI Executive Director Mike Moore. “We encourage Treasury to finalize guidance that reflects current industry practices and enables investment in projects that put this otherwise wasted resource to productive use. Done right, 45Z can help expand domestic energy production, lower costs for consumers, and deliver new economic opportunity in mining communities across the country.”

RMG is routinely released from active and abandoned mines as part of required safety practices, yet only a small portion of these emissions is currently captured and utilized. WGCI’s comments emphasize that, with the right policy framework, RMG can serve as a reliable, dispatchable, low-carbon energy input to leverage existing infrastructure and support rapidly growing energy demand.

Read WGCI’s full comment letter here: https://wastegascapture.com/wgcis-comment-on-proposed-guidance-for-clean-fuel-production-credit/

The WGCI is dedicated to securing America’s energy future through waste methane capture. Waste methane capture is a largely untapped source of reliable, American energy that creates good-paying jobs in some of the nation’s most socio-economically challenged regions. By advancing an all-of-the-above, domestic energy strategy, the WGCI is working to power America with its own resources.