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Ag-Grid Energy’s 5th Anaerobic Digester Project Begins Exporting Electricity
Partnership with Farmer Improves Dairy’s Economic and Environmental Sustainability COHOCTON, NY — Ag-Grid Energy LLC is proud to announce the December 2023 start-up of its anaerobic digester at Lent Hill Dairy Farm in Cohocton, NY. A partnership between Ag-Grid and...
Food Waste Logistics Expert Joins Ag-Grid Energy Team
Sherry Cotton Brings Experience from Casella Organics August 28, 2023 — Ag-Grid Energy, a pioneering producer of green electricity and RNG from cow manure and food waste, has announced the appointment of Sherry Cotton as Food Waste Logistics Manager. For the past...
WASTE TO ELECTRICITY: U.S. Sen. Murphy Learns About Anaerobic Digester
COVENTRY, CT — Ag-Grid Energy CEO Rashi Akki and Hytone Farm owner Greg Peracchio led a tour for U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) during his August 1 visit to learn about the farm’s anaerobic digester. The digester project, which received about $5M in state funding,...
Energy Operations & Risk Management Expert To Lead Ag-Grid Energy Growth Strategy
Umesh Akki Brings Experience from UGI Corporation, Exelon, Constellation and PECO June 26, 2023 — Ag-Grid Energy, a pioneering producer of green electricity and RNG from cow manure and food waste, has announced the appointment of Umesh Akki, Ph.D., as Chief Operating...
Ag-Grid Energy Commissions Hytone Renewable Electricity Facility in Partnership with UGI Energy Services
UGI Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, UGI Energy Services and Ag-Grid Energy commissioned a new renewable electricity facility at Hytone Farm in Coventry, CT. The new facility was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 8. Read more at...
On-farm Renewable Energy Educational Series
Introduction to Current Regulatory Environment — What Dairy Farmers Need to Know Legislation affecting the biofuels industry is constantly changing. This webinar explains how recent changes in New York may affect the projects that Ag-Grid Energy is developing in...
Lent Hill Dairy Digester Under Construction
Construction of two anaerobic digesters is progressing at Lent Hill Dairy in Cohocton, NY. The digester project is a partnership between farm owner Paul Wolcott and Ag-Grid Energy. This is Ag-Grid Energy's first project in New York. Four completed dairy digester...
How To Ensure the Optimal Supplier Mix for Feedstock Cost, Quality and Reliability
Feedstock procurement practices can make or break a biomass or biofuel project. Good procurement managers buy feedstock from a mix of suppliers, juggling economics, quality, and supplier reliability. However, the mix of suppliers is often done at the procurement...
Coventry dairy farm converts manure, food waste to renewable electricity
When New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart received a call from Rashi Akki, asking if the city wanted to buy the output from a biogas facility fueled by cow manure, she was taken aback. “I remember looking at my staff and going, ‘Absolutely not,’” Stewart said. Now, she has...
Ag-Grid Hires Industry Veteran Ken Verhelle to Manage Digester Food Waste Operations & Strategy
Ag-Grid is excited to announce its most recent hire, Ken Verhelle. Ken is a veteran of the food waste and digester industry and has been charged with expanding Ag-Grid’s food waste market as its new Director of Food Waste Strategy & Operations. Welcome to the...
UGI Invests in Renewable Energy Producer Ag-Grid Energy
UGI Corporation (NYSE: UGI) announced today that its subsidiary, UGI Energy Services, LLC, acquired a 33% equity interest in Ag-Grid Energy LLC (“Ag-Grid”), a renewable energy producer with projects in the United States. Ag-Grid currently develops and operates small...
Dairies can solve food waste disposal needs
Anaerobic digesters have become a useful tool for some dairy farms to not only manage their manure and environmental impact, but also to create another source of income by selling the power that is generated. In a growing number of states, that opportunity may become...