Supporting Information for the Integrated Methane Monitoring Platform Design Final Report

Summary

GTI Energy completed a design project for an Integrated Methane Monitoring Platform (IMMP), collaborating with a Technical Advisory Panel over six months from October 2023 to September 2024. The project identified that methane, 34 to 86 times more potent than CO2, poses significant climate and local risks, with natural gas use growing to nearly 40% of US electricity generation by 2022. The design addressed challenges in integrating diverse methane emission data, citing annual costs of lost gas reaching $1.2 billion nationally, over $7 billion in incident costs since 2010, and an estimated $77 billion in health impacts from oil and gas air pollution in 2016. Key outcomes include establishing five high-priority case studies and outlining technical requirements for the platform, which will require a trusted third-party and a scientific advisory board to ensure data quality and manage sensitive information.

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