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Abstract. This research was conducted in the village of Ciporeat, district Cilengkrang, Bandung Regency, the focus of the study on the utilization potential of cow dung into biogas. The purpose of the research is to identify the physical and social conditions that support the utilization of cow dung into biogas, analyzing the potential utilization of cow dung into biogas, and analyzes the efforts of utilization of cow dung into biogas as an alternative energy. This research uses descriptive method, the number of samples as much as 76 respondents, data collection through surveys into the field. The research results show the research area has physical and social conditions that support the utilization of cow dung into biogas. Physical conditions including climatic conditions, availability of water, topography, slope of the slopes and soil. Where as the socio-economic conditions include knowledge about biogas, livelihood, education and income. In addition the village Ciporeat has considerable potential in cow dung into biogas utilization. This can be seen from the number of cows being kept ranchers mostly (51,32%) were kept > 3 tail, cow ownership status with 92,11% proprietary and maintained in its own. But the efforts of cow dung into biogas utilization is still low, it can be seen from the ownership of biogas installation only a fraction only manufacturing costs, 23,68% relatively expensive, biogas energy generated is still a bit so not able to full fill the needs of breeder fuel each day, approximately 48, farm location 69% far enough from home breeders, and the behaviour of ranchers who are lazy and disgust in cow manure processing, thus becoming a factor restricting farmer to take advantage of the cow dung into biogas. It was concluded that the potential utilization of cow dung into biogas in the village of Ciporeat is quite large, but the utilization done effort is still low, so breeders need to do outreach and more intensive training in order for cow dung is not discarded and left well enough alone that can pollute the environment.