RALEIGH, N.C. — In Raleigh, officials are taking the phrase "Going Green" to an all-new level. The city has become the first in the state to transform wastewater into clean energy and it’s about to be used to power your next bus ride.
What You Need To Know • Every day, 50 million gallons of wastewater are treated at the Neuse River Resource Recovery Facility • The Bioenergy Recovery Project turns wastewater into renewable natural gas to power buses • R.N.G is enough to fuel more than 70 GoRaleigh buses a day • Raleigh has a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050
Every day, nearly 50 million gallons of wastewater flow through Raleigh’s Neuse River Resource Recovery Facility. Until recently, that is. Because now it’s fueling something much bigger.
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