What Pine Creek Renewables does

Pine Creek RNG, LLC is a privately held, vertically integrated renewable natural gas (RNG) producer that develops, owns, and operates methane capture and gas upgrading facilities in the United States. The company, a division of Pine Creek Renewables headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, partners with municipal landfill operators, industrial digester operators, and natural gas utilities to convert biogas from decomposing waste and organic industrial streams into pipeline-quality RNG and saleable environmental attributes (RINs, LCFS credits). Pine Creek handles all construction, operations, maintenance, and financing under its owner-operator model, deploying standardized Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) gas upgrading, flare and thermal oxidizer systems, compression, and standardized wellfield gas collection and control systems across a centrally monitored portfolio.

The company's portfolio comprises five operating RNG facilities: Black Hawk County Landfill (Iowa), Bayview Landfill (Utah), Horn Rapids Landfill (Washington), Quad Cities Landfill (Illinois), and the Lamb Weston Digester (Washington). Combined current production is approximately 1.5 million MMBtus of RNG per year, with a Constellation-backed framework to add roughly 3.0 million MMBtus annually. RNG is injected into interstate and local pipelines (Kern River Gas Transmission, Kinder Morgan, Cascade Natural Gas) under long-term offtake agreements with utilities including Avista and Cascade Natural Gas, plus industrial and municipal partners such as Lamb Weston, the City of Richland, and Millennium Waste/Waste Connections.

Revenue derives from long-term utility offtake contracts for RNG volume plus the marketing of environmental attributes, with contracted output totaling approximately 12.2 million therms annually to disclosed utility buyers. Capital is sourced through project-level senior secured debt (Fiera Infrastructure Private Debt, Foundation Credit, 2023) and a minority equity investment in five operating facilities from Constellation Energy (2026). The company also operates Lancer Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary focused on the compressed natural gas fueling market. Pine Creek RNG is led by CEO Kevin Orchard and markets itself through industry associations (Northwest Gas Association) and earned trade media coverage rather than broad consumer channels.

Name

Pine Creek Renewables

Legal name

Pine Creek RNG, LLC

Website

https://pinecreekrng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pine Creek RNG is a vertically integrated renewable natural gas producer that develops, owns, and operates methane capture facilities at landfills and industrial digesters, selling pipeline-quality RNG and environmental attributes under long-term utility offtake contracts across the western and midwestern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Natural Gas Production

NAICS

Natural Gas Distribution (221210), Natural Gas Extraction (21113)

SIC

Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution (4923), Natural Gas Transmission (4922)

akta.pro primary industry

Landfill Gas (LFG) Collection & RNG Upgrading (EUAAAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biogas/RNG Plant Development, EPC & Project Delivery (EUAAAEAH), Biogas/RNG Plant Operations, Maintenance & Asset Management (EUAAAEAI), RNG Upgrading, Purification & Conditioning (Membranes, PSA, Amine, Cryogenic) (EUAAAEAD), RNG Offtake, Marketing & Environmental Attributes (RINs/LCFS/Guarantees of Origin) (EUAAAEAG), Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Program Development & Portfolio Management (EUAJAJAA)

Keywords

• Renewable natural gas
• Landfill gas recovery
• Biogas upgrading
• Methane capture
• Waste-to-energy

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. RNG Production and Sales: Pine Creek RNG generates revenue by capturing methane from landfills and anaerobic digesters, converting it to pipeline-quality natural gas (RNG), and selling it through long-term offtake contracts to utilities. Revenue is derived from the sale of RNG volume plus environmental attributes (RINs, LCFS credits).
2. Environmental Attributes: RNG projects generate environmental attributes (Renewable Identification Numbers, LCFS credits) that can be marketed alongside the gas production, providing additional revenue streams to utilities and end customers seeking decarbonization products.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pine Creek RNG develops, owns, and operates Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production facilities at landfills and industrial anaerobic digesters. The company captures methane emissions, upgrades biogas to pipeline-quality natural gas using standardized Pressure Swing Adsorption technology, and sells the resulting RNG and environmental attributes (RINs, LCFS credits) through long-term offtake contracts with natural gas utilities. Pine Creek handles all construction, operations, maintenance, and financing as a vertically integrated solution provider.

Product overview

Pine Creek RNG is a vertically integrated Renewable Natural Gas producer that develops, owns, and operates RNG facilities across the U.S. The company handles all construction, operations, maintenance, and financing as a single solution provider. Their portfolio includes five specific RNG projects: Black Hawk County Landfill (Iowa), Bayview Landfill (Utah), Horn Rapids Landfill (Washington), Quad Cities Landfill (Illinois), and Lamb Weston Digester (Washington). These projects capture methane from landfills and anaerobic digesters, converting it into pipeline-grade natural gas and environmental attributes. The company utilizes standardized Pressure Swing Adsorption gas upgrading technology, flare and thermal oxidizer systems, and compression technology across all sites. Subsidiary Lancer Energy handles CNG fueling station operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pine Creek RNG (vertically integrated RNG production service) Vertically integrated Renewable Natural Gas production service for landfill owners and industrial digester operators. Pine Creek handles all construction, operations, maintenance, and financing as a single solution provider, capturing methane and converting it into pipeline-quality RNG plus environmental attributes (RINs, LCFS credits) sold through long-term utility offtake contracts.
• Black Hawk County Landfill RNG Facility Landfill Gas to Fuel project in Waterloo, Iowa. Biogas upgrading facility processes gas at approximately 1,200 SCFM with future plant upgrades planned, utilizing Pressure Swing Adsorption gas upgrading technology to produce pipeline-quality RNG.
• Bayview Landfill RNG Facility Landfill Gas to Fuel project in Elberta, Utah. Biogas is upgraded to pipeline quality and injected into Kern River Gas Transmission's interstate pipeline. Utah's fastest-growing landfill with closure date beyond 2098.
• Horn Rapids Landfill RNG Facility Landfill Gas to Fuel project in Richland, Washington. Landfill gas is upgraded to pipeline quality and injected into Cascade Natural Gas Corporation's local distribution system. Landfill owned by the City of Richland with 70-year permitted life.
• Quad Cities Landfill RNG Facility Landfill Gas to Fuel project in Milan, Illinois. Currently flowing 1,400 SCFM with planned expansion. RNG is injected into Kinder Morgan interstate transmission pipeline. Landfill owned by Millennium Waste Incorporated, a subsidiary of Waste Connections.
• Lamb Weston Digester RNG Facility Digester Gas to Fuel project in Richland, Washington. Processes biogas from Lamb Weston's potato processing waste stream (facility processes nearly one billion pounds of potatoes annually, treating up to 29 million gallons of water daily). Biogas is upgraded to pipeline-quality RNG and injected into Cascade Natural Gas Corporation's local distribution.
• Lancer Energy (CNG Fueling and Vehicle Conversion) Wholly-owned Pine Creek Renewables subsidiary with over 30 years of experience serving the alternative fuel and compressed natural gas (CNG) industry, including vehicle conversions and building/maintaining CNG fueling stations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 9.7 million therms annually of RNG contracted with Avista (equivalent to natural gas used by approximately 17,500 homes)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Northwest Gas AssociationminorOthers · 5 June 2024Pine Creek RNG joined the Northwest Gas Association as an Associate member and participates in NWGA board meetings. The association advocates for the Pacific Northwest natural gas industry's role in delivering clean, dependable, and affordable energy. NWGA members serve 10 million residents in British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
• AvistacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2024Avista signed a long-term agreement with Pine Creek RNG to purchase RNG produced at the Quad Cities Landfill in Milan, Illinois. This is Avista's fourth contract with Pine Creek. Total output of Pine Creek projects contracted with Avista is 9.7 million therms annually, equivalent to natural gas used by approximately 17,500 homes.
• Cascade Natural GascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 March 2023Cascade Natural Gas signed an agreement with Pine Creek RNG to purchase RNG from Horn Rapids Landfill and Lamb Weston's agricultural biogas recovery system in Richland, Washington. The project produces more than 2.5 million therms of RNG annually, equivalent to natural gas used by approximately 4,173 Washington homes.
• Lamb WestoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 March 2023Lamb Weston partnered with Pine Creek RNG and Cascade Natural Gas on an RNG project at Lamb Weston's potato processing facility in Richland, Washington. The facility processes nearly one billion tons of potatoes annually, with the digester treating up to 29 million gallons of water daily. Biogas from the digester is upgraded to pipeline-quality RNG.
• City of RichlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 March 2023City of Richland partnered with Pine Creek RNG and Cascade Natural Gas for RNG production from Horn Rapids Landfill (owned by the City) in Richland, Washington. The project generates revenue that offsets operating costs at the city's landfill, reduces air pollution, and contributes to state climate change goals.
• Lancer EnergyminorOthers · 1 January 2017Lancer Energy is a Pine Creek Renewables-owned company with over 30 years of experience in the alternative fuel market serving the compressed natural gas industry, converting vehicles, and building and maintaining fueling stations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Archaea Energy: Archaea Energy is one of the largest U.S. landfill-based RNG producers, acquired by BP in 2022. It competes directly with Pine Creek on landfill gas-to-RNG projects, offtake contracts with utilities, and RIN/LCFS monetization, but operates at substantially greater scale.
• Montauk Renewables: Montauk Renewables is a publicly traded biogas-to-RNG producer operating landfill gas and livestock digester facilities across the U.S. It shares Pine Creek's core model of capturing methane from waste streams, upgrading to pipeline-quality RNG, and monetizing environmental attributes.
• Clean Energy Fuels: Clean Energy Fuels is a major RNG producer and the largest U.S. operator of CNG/LNG fueling infrastructure, with significant landfill gas capture operations. It overlaps with Pine Creek's RNG production activities and competes for utility and transportation RNG offtake agreements.
• Vanguard Renewables: Vanguard Renewables develops anaerobic digester-based RNG projects primarily from dairy and food waste, with a vertically integrated model. It competes with Pine Creek for industrial digester partnerships and for utility offtake contracts in U.S. regional markets.
• Brightmark RNG: Brightmark's RNG business develops dairy and landfill-based biogas-to-RNG projects, similar to Pine Creek's landfill gas focus. It is a direct competitor for landfill owners seeking vertically integrated RNG development partners.
• OPAL Fuels: OPAL Fuels is a vertically integrated renewable fuels platform producing RNG from landfills and digesters and selling both environmental attributes and physical fuel. It competes with Pine Creek on landfill origination, RNG offtake, and RIN/LCFS monetization.

Emerging players

• Divert, Inc. Divert operates anaerobic digestion infrastructure focused on food waste-to-energy, including RNG production from grocery and food service waste streams. It overlaps with Pine Creek's digester gas-to-RNG activities and targets similar industrial partners.
• Anaergia Inc. Anaergia provides anaerobic digestion technology and operates biogas/RNG facilities internationally. It overlaps with Pine Creek on digester gas upgrading and RNG project development, though its focus is more on technology and EPC than vertically integrated ownership.

Broad incumbents

• NextEra Energy Resources: NextEra Energy Resources is one of the largest U.S. renewable energy developers and operators, with a growing RNG portfolio. As a broad incumbent, it competes for landfill origination opportunities and brings substantially greater capital and project finance capability than Pine Creek.

Others

• Cascade Natural Gas Corporation: Cascade Natural Gas is a Pacific Northwest natural gas utility and an existing Pine Creek offtake partner (Horn Rapids Landfill and Lamb Weston digester). It is included as an ecosystem participant representing the customer side of Pine Creek's value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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