Kinder Morgan Inc. is aiming to convert four natural gas-to-power facilities in Michigan and Kentucky to renewable natural gas (RNG) after closing last week on the acquisition of North American Natural Resources (NANR) and its subsidiaries.

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Kinder expects to make a final investment decision on the conversion to RNG of up to four of the seven gas-to-power facilities acquired in the $135 million deal. Capital spending for the conversions is expected to be around $175 million, with most of the spending going to construction of the plants as well as interconnection costs, according to Kinder’s Aaron Johnson, president of RNG.

He told NGI last week that the project, likely to begin service early in 2024, would generate 2 Bcf/year of RNG. Most of the supply is likely to be...