We can’t ignore the reality: America needs more power. An explosion in new AI data center construction, a reshoring and expansion of domestic manufacturing, plus the broader increase in electrification of homes and vehicles are all putting enormous pressure on our energy grid.

At the same time, we’re coming to terms with another stark reality: America is producing more waste than ever. Organic waste from farms, food systems, landfills and wastewater has reached historic new highs.

The Environmental Protection Agency reports that municipal solid waste levels have skyrocketed by more than 230 percent over the last five decades since 1960, with a significant portion being degradable organic material like food scraps.

These two categories of challenges — the need to produce energy and manage our waste — presents a powerful opportunity: We can transform this abundant waste into biogas and natural fertilizer to meet America’s energy and agricultural needs.

Biogas is a renewable energy source created through the breakdown of organic waste such as manure, food scraps, sewage and........

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