How Rutgers’ cafeteria-fueled bug farts are powering New Jersey

Bug farts — fueled by greasy college cafeteria food — are lighting up buildings in New Jersey, experts told The Post on Friday.

“We harness their gas to power generators,” said Devin Dam, a sales rep from energy firm Russell Reid. “It’s saving taxpayers millions.”

To let the alternative energy rip, the firm collects thousands of gallons of fatty waste from Rutgers University’s dining hall, he said.

Workers dump the oily goop into a massive machine where “bugs” — aka bacteria — chow down on it and pass gas, he said.

That raw methane then gets converted to reusable natural gas, which is used to power Union and Essex Counties.