Energy efficiency is about more than saving a few bucks on utility bills; it’s about reducing environmental impact and supporting a greener economy.

Recycling energy is a top priority for Century Group with our team always looking for new, innovative ways to save more. To this end, we’re thrilled to announce that Century Group has teamed up with FortisBC to join their Renewable Natural Gas Program.

Renewable natural gas is the same as conventional natural gas…but better. Both are composed of methane gas, but instead of methane extracted from deposits in the ground, renewable natural gas comes from decomposing organic waste from landfills and farms. Typically, methane is released into the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas. Instead, FortisBC captures this methane, cleans it to make it “pipeline quality”, and adds it to natural gas pipelines to give customers a cleaner, organic source of energy from a renewable resource.

Renewable natural gas is now certified ‘carbon neutral’ in BC by Offsetters, Canada’s leading provider of carbon-management solutions. This means that both combustion and lifecycle emissions do not contribute any net greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Century Group is the first property management group to be signed up to this pilot program. As a result of our participation over the year, we will remove approximately 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere, which is equivalent to taking almost 500 cars off the road. Currently the program is being implemented for the company head office, but is expected to expand to our various properties in the near future.

To learn more about the RNG program and to sign up, visit: fortisbc.com/rng