Cow Manure Could Be the Next Data Center Fuel

The manure-to-energy field has a new sales pitch. Critics warn it could mean even more factory farms.

By: Marin Scotten

Outlets: Sentient Sentient

Published: June 30, 2026

Words: 1,864

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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At first glance, Lent Hill Dairy Farm in Steuben County, New York, looks like most other industrial dairies. There are red buildings that house some 4,000 cows, a staggering manure pit and two gigantic dome-like structures that serve as anaerobic co-digesters.

These giant machines break down manure and local food waste to produce biogas. This renewable natural gas, or RNG, is then typically transported for use as electricity, heating and fuel. But at Lent …

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