Biogas systems to be exempt from state sales, use taxes

LA SALLE – Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign legislation into law Saturday at Heartland Renewable Energy LLC’s biogas plant that is under construction in La Salle.

HB 14-1159 will exempt biogas production systems from having to pay state sales and use taxes.

When completed, Heartland’s anaerobic digestion plant will produce pipeline-grade methane gas, which can be converted to electricity. The system will use a mixture of manure from area dairy farms, and organic food waste and residuals from the food-processing industry. The plant will be capable of producing up to 30 megawatts of power annually.

The new law will save Heartland Renewable Energy…