That heap of trash could heat your home: Nicor aims to harness methane from dumps and farms, but there's pushback.

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      They say the long-term future of natural gas as a primary source of heat is in question, and the costs of supporting "trash gas" are substantially higher than with traditional natural gas. "Also, it's important to note that each cubic foot of natural gas is made available to our customers, it replaces a cubic foot of geologic natural gas from traditional supply sources making our gas supply less carbon intensive." For them, large capital investments in gas infrastructure will just create more recoverable utility costs that ratepayers will have to bear after the fact once gas loses its dominance in home heating. [Extracted from the article]