LF Bioenergy

🇺🇸 Honoring today, those Heroes who gave everything. You will never be forgotten.

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗙 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

⚡ What a 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 at for the LF Bioenergy team. We kicked things off with 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 at the Biogas Golf Classic, where we even took home the longest putt, and continued the week with 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 with peers across the industry. It was a privilege to 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝗢𝗜 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸, be a 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 on the live podcast during the Women in Biogas Luncheon, and 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹. We wrapped up the week with an LF Bioenergy team meeting, reflecting on the insights, connections, and momentum built throughout the event and aligning on the 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 for the LF Bioenergy team.

For more information about LF Bioenergy, contact Cyn S. French, [email protected]

𝗜 𝗔𝗺 𝗟𝗙 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆
“𝘔𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬”
𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀-𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴

When safety has to be right the first time, Dustin Long leads from the front. He’s climbed the Colorado Mt. Elbert, “14er,” and he’s worked 300 feet in the air as a wind technician—two experiences that demand the same thing: 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗲𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸. Today, as a Lead Plant Operator at LF Bioenergy (LF), he’s helping raise the bar for dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) operations with that same field-tested mindset.

Growing up, Dustin was fortunate to be around the building blocks of a successful heavy-industry career, including farm and tractor-trailer operations. Seeing the day-to-day management of these businesses helped him build a strong foundation in maintenance ex*****on and operational discipline early on. By 16, he was paying his own bills and performing maintenance on his first car.

After college, Dustin entered heavy industry full time and later became a wind technician. “I think a lot about my time as a wind technician. When you’re 300 feet up in the air, the fire department isn’t coming to help you, and you must have the right equipment. Safety and efficiency became crucial in that experience, and it prepared me for my role with LF.”

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 helped Dustin determine his future with LF Bioenergy. He is working toward becoming an OSHA-certified Occupational Health and Safety Professional, driven by a passion for making the workplace—and the world—safer.

Dustin also serves as a Trustee and board member at his church, where he has driven safety initiatives to make it more welcoming for the community. In his spare time, he also enjoys hiking. In 2020, he hiked Colorado’s Mt. Elbert. That climb reinforced the same principles he brings to the LF plant every day: plan ahead, check your gear, watch the conditions, and stay steady when the work gets demanding.

“𝗜’𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀.”

For more information about LF Bioenergy or media inquiries, contact Cyn S. French at [email protected]

"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 – 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁?"
𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘓𝘍 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺’𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳, 𝘑𝘦𝘧𝘧 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 (𝘈𝘊𝘐) 2026 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

The ACI Future of RNG North America 2026 conference brought together thought leaders, innovators, and stakeholders to unpack what’s changing across sustainable energy and waste-to-RNG—and what it means for project development, finance, and commercialization.

LF Bioenergy Chief Commercial Officer Jeff Spearin (panelist) underscored a core financing reality: “A bankable offtake agreement still needs term length and price certainty. There are new tools to manage volatility, but lenders are not fully there yet… there are more tools and options available to producers to dampen merchant price volatility, but I’m not sure that is enough for lenders just yet.” Spearin noted how the low- and negative -CI offtake market has reset. Offtakes into Clean Fuel Standard (CFS)-type markets at reasonable prices—often with five-year+ terms—are harder to secure. Many offtakers and intermediaries are also pushing more risk back to producers (volume variability, change-in-law risk, and other carveouts). In practice, RNG developers must now weigh headline value against the risks embedded in the paper. The era of “standard” RIN and LCFS RNG offtake agreements appears to be behind us—and a major disconnect today is using market and offtake assumptions from 12+ months ago, despite materially different conditions.

For producers, the offtake landscape looks very different than it did 2–3 years ago. Some traditional demand channels (e.g., CNG for transportation) are increasingly saturated, and constraints in the value chain have shifted from feedstocks and RNG supply toward dispensing capacity. That shift raises the bar for commercialization strategy: evaluate compliance and voluntary markets, diversify pathways where feasible, and price the added risk explicitly in commercial terms.

Looking ahead, producers should test the commercial potential of both existing facilities and new developments across multiple markets—and structure offtake agreements with as much flexibility as practicable to navigate evolving pricing, policy, and demand dynamics.

For more information about LF Bioenergy, contact Cyn French [email protected]