One of the biggest landfills in Georgia's Dekalb County is working with Atlanta Gas Light (AGL) to convert methane into natural gas. The $25 million project estimates producing enough natural gas to power 20,000 homes, and is expected to produce fuel for 18-20 years.

Atlanta Gas Light—a natural gas distributor in Georgia—operates and maintains gas pipes and meters, allowing gas marketers such as Catalyst Natural Gas, SCANA Energy, MXenergy and Gas South to sell natural gas to consumers. With the landfill projected to produce 1.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas annually, Georgians will continue to have access to a low-cost, renewable fuel source in the near future.