Beyond the ITC: Building the Next Generation of RNG Projects

This week on RNG Girls, Lisa Kitt and Skye Austin are joined by Corina Sheridan, Executive Vice President of Business Development at Viridi Energy, for a practical conversation on what the next generation of RNG development needs to look like.

Corina brings more than 20 years of experience across energy and sustainability, with work spanning municipalities, utilities, private partners, landfills, digesters, organics diversion and agricultural waste sectors.

Together, they explore what happens as the RNG market moves beyond incentive-driven growth and into a more disciplined, long-term phase of development.

Because incentives can help projects pencil.

They can help attract capital.

They can move some projects from interesting to buildable.

But they do not replace good projects.

This episode gets into the real work behind renewable natural gas development, from deciding whether a project should be built, to understanding whether it can be built successfully.

The conversation covers:

🔹 Why RNG development is about more than finding projects
🔹 How developers align municipalities, utilities, landfill owners, investors, operators and communities
🔹 Why trust, communication and relationship-building matter across long project timelines
🔹 What makes a project attractive — and what early warning signs developers need to watch for
🔹 Why saying no, or “not right now,” can sometimes be the best development decision
🔹 How longer timelines, changing economics and evolving incentives are reshaping project strategy
🔹 What has to replace incentive-driven development as the market matures
🔹 Why the future of RNG depends on stronger projects, stable demand, disciplined execution and long-term value

Corina also shares why RNG is still one of the most versatile resources in the renewable energy transition, supporting methane reduction, waste management, agriculture, local economies, domestic energy security and reliable renewable energy.

It’s a strong listen for developers, operators, municipalities, utilities, investors, policymakers, technology providers and anyone trying to understand what it really takes to move RNG projects from idea to operation.

Guest: Corina Sheridan

Executive Vice President of Business Development at Viridi Energy

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corinasheridan/

Host: Lisa Kitt

Founder, RNG Girls | Managing Director, Dahlia Recruitment

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/

Co-host: Skye Austin

Sales Director (RNG & Compression), Stark Tech | Co-Vice Chair of the American Biogas Council

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075

RNG Girls is a podcast on the people, projects and politics of Renewable Natural Gas.

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