Long-Term Planning among Regulated Natural Gas Utilities: A Review of State Requirements

Summary

Many U.S. states face the challenge of integrating natural gas utilities into comprehensive long-term strategic planning, similar to electric utilities, to address evolving greenhouse gas reduction targets, potential supply constraints, and price volatility. In response, a growing number of state public utility commissions are implementing or strengthening requirements for gas utilities to develop detailed long-term plans, including elements like integrated resource planning. This shift is currently in progress across several states, with some initiating these planning processes as recently as 2020-2023.

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