RNG Coalition, the nonprofit trade group representing the North American renewable natural gas (RNG) industry, is marking 15 years of operation alongside a milestone in the sector it represents: more than 600 operational RNG facilities now running across the continent.
The North American RNG portfolio has reached 604 operational facilities, following a rapid run of growth that saw the industry pass 300 facilities in 2023, 400 in 2024, and 500 in 2025.
That trajectory would have been difficult to foresee 15 years ago, when the Coalition — and the concept of renewable natural gas as an industry category — was first established, backed by a small group of early industry members.
At the time just 31 RNG facilities were operational, and the Coalition's early work centred on federal, state and provincial policy programmes designed to incentivise growth of RNG as a low-carbon, drop-in replacement for fossil gas.
Over the past decade and a half, the Coalition and its members have notched a series of legislative, regulatory and legal wins, while continuing to navigate macroeconomic headwinds in efforts to protect and expand existing RNG markets and build new demand for the fuel.
"This anniversary belongs to our members," said Johannes Escudero, Founder and CEO of RNG Coalition. "From the forward-thinking few who founded this Coalition to the hundreds of companies advancing RNG today, every operational facility represents someone who bet on a more sustainable energy future and delivered."
"As we set our sights on 1,000 facilities by 2030, I could not be prouder of what this industry has built, or more confident in where it is headed."
The Coalition says it remains on track to hit that next target — 1,000 operational facilities by 2030 — under its Sustainable Methane Abatement and Recovery Timeline (SMART).
Alongside the 604 facilities currently capturing methane and producing RNG, a further 162 projects are under construction and 294 are in planning, bringing the total pipeline of operating and in-progress sites to 1,060, comfortably ahead of the 2030 benchmark.
RNG Coalition marks 15 years as North American facility count passes 600
