Corpus Christi, Texas, OKs deal to sell methane from local landfill

During a Jan. 24 Corpus Christi, Texas, City Council meeting, Mayor Paulette Guajardo and City Council approved an ordinance authorizing a 30-year ground lease, including two options to extend it for five years, with Corpus Christi Renewables LLC, for the development, management, operation and sale of processed methane or landfill gas at the Cefe Valenzuela Landfill.

The project would produce a minimum of $10,000 each month and could gross up to $500,000 in revenue annually, the city says in a news release. The project is expected to kick off within the next six months.

“Landfill gas is a safe and renewable energy source,” Guajardo says. “Using landfill gas reduces the need to use more polluting forms of energy, which is an important milestone for the city of Corpus Christi.”

Methane gas produces more energy than other hydrocarbons or fossil fuels. It also has significantly less carbon dioxide and other pollutants, contributing to smog and climate change.

The Cefe Valenzuela Landfill is located 14 miles outside the center of Corpus Christi and encompasses about 2,273 acres, including two 810-acre Type 1 solid waste landfills, according to the city’s website.

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