Dominion Energy is investing in strategic partnerships valued at $700 million to capture methane from hog-farming and dairy operations in seven states. With our partners — Smithfield Foods and Vanguard Renewables, and an alliance with the Dairy Farmers of America — we will process the methane from animal waste, and put it into the pipeline systems serving those states. This process captures methane emissions from waste ponds and reuses that methane in home heating, manufacturing, and more. Renewable natural gas is carbon-beneficial because it captures more emissions from the farms than are released when customers use the gas.