Switching to RNG is easy!

The cost gap between renewable natural gas (RNG) and traditional natural gas is based on different production processes and costs, and on the availability of inventories in a context of high demand for renewable energy.

As is the case with traditional natural gas, Énergir does not profit from the sale of RNG molecules, and our teams make every effort to ensure it is supplied at the lowest cost to all our customers.

You can request a change to your renewable natural gas purchasing profile at any time. As a customer, for an effective date of the first of the following month, submit your request no later than the 20th of the current month. Requests received after the 20th of the month will be processed with the following month’s requests. Request a change right in your Customer Space, specifying the revised purchase percentage and desired effective date.

There is no way to confirm the exact amount of purchased RNG that is delivered to your devices, since RNG and fossil natural gas flow through the same gas network and the molecules mix together. The same applies to electricity that is purchased: you can’t tell which dam or wind turbine generated the electrons that are lighting your home. 

Énergir has put in place rigorous measures at regular intervals to ensure that its total supply on an annual basis from RNG producers, as a replacement for fossil natural gas, is at least equal to the quantity purchased by all its customers. Following the end of a given year, Énergir has its RNG supply and inventory verified annually by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ). The volumes of RNG you purchase are shown on your detailed bills for total natural gas consumption.