WALTHAM,
Mass. and BROOKLYN,
N.Y., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- National
Grid has located robust stocks of renewable natural gas (RNG) and
hydrogen potentially available for its customers in Massachusetts and New York through the Company's first-of-its
kind Northeast clean energy request for information (RFI) issued in
May. Procurement of RNG and hydrogen are essential to National
Grid's plan to deliver a 100% fossil-free gas network for customers
who do not electrify their homes or businesses.
Through the RFI responses, the company has determined there will
be at least 33 trillion BTUs (TBtus) available in the next three
years, more than double the 15 TBtus needed in 2025. National Grid
has determined that these fossil-free energy supplies are either
immediately available or could be online within two years of
contracting the projects, validating the company's vision for
fossil-free heat in the Northeast.
"The RFI response alone is nearly double our 2025 need for
fossil-free fuel and our analysis indicates that this initial
response is not nearly the extent of RNG, hydrogen, and other
innovative renewable resources that National Grid can procure,"
said James Holodak, Vice
President, Energy Procurement, National Grid. "These results
are an important proof-point that, with the right policy and
regulatory support, within two years of contracting these projects,
National Grid would be able to deliver an affordable and reliable
clean energy transition for our customers."
National Grid is committed to helping both Massachusetts and New York achieve their climate goals. The
Company is working to significantly reducing greenhouse gas
emissions across the power, transportation, and building heat
sectors, the latter being responsible for nearly 40 percent of
total emissions in our service territory. Both RNG and hydrogen are
key to achieving this net zero energy future.
RNG has proven to be a safe and reliable clean energy source
that already heats homes and businesses in the United Kingdom. Further, the U.S. Department
of Energy allocated hundreds of millions of dollars to develop a
scalable hydrogen economy over the next decade. National Grid
will deliver these clean energies via a 100 percent fossil-free gas
network, coupled with targeted electrification and enhanced energy
efficiency, to provide our customers with reliable and affordable
clean energy choices that leave no customer or community behind
during the clean energy transition.
Renewable Natural Gas
Renewable natural gas (RNG) is an immediately available resource
released into the atmosphere by decomposing materials at farms,
landfills, wastewater, and other sources. RNG provides a double
benefit as greenhouse gas can be captured before being released and
therefore before it impacts our climate. We can then harness and
purify it to flow through our existing infrastructure in place of
natural gas, which is a fossil-fuel. This fossil-free energy is a
double win in our fight against climate change. Nearly twenty
states across the country have policies that advance RNG for
heating.
Green Hydrogen
National Grid continues to lead our nation in enabling offshore
wind development, and these assets can be used to develop hydrogen
through the process of electrolysis. Because the only byproduct of
this production process is water vapor, the hydrogen produced is
carbon-free. Hydrogen is particularly valuable because it can be
stored for future use when conditions are such that our wind or
solar assets are not producing high levels of power. This is a
fossil-free way to decarbonize multiple sectors including heat,
power generation, and transportation.
About National Grid
National Grid (NYSE: NGG) is an electricity, natural gas, and
clean energy delivery company serving more than 20 million people
through our networks in New York
and Massachusetts. National Grid
is focused on building a path to a more affordable, reliable clean
energy future through our fossil-free vision. National Grid is
transforming our electricity and natural gas networks with smarter,
cleaner, and more resilient energy solutions to meet the goal of
reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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