LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the
California Public Utilities Commission approved SoCalGas and
SDG&E's request to offer a voluntary Renewable Natural Gas
(RNG) Tariff. The program will allow households and
businesses to purchase RNG from the utilities. SoCalGas
issued the following statement in support of the decision:
"The approval of the Renewable Natural Gas Tariff is an
important step in achieving California's climate goals. SoCalGas supports
those goals. With this new program, natural gas customers
will soon have the ability to purchase renewable natural gas (RNG)
to fuel their homes and businesses, similar to renewable energy
programs available to electric customers.
"RNG is made from organic waste from dairies, landfills and with
the passage of AB 3163 can now be sourced from dead trees,
agricultural waste and vegetation removed for wildfire mitigation.
It is the only renewable energy source that can be carbon
negative. Experts at the Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratories say California will
need to remove 125 million tons of CO2 from the
atmosphere per year to achieve carbon neutrality. And they
found that converting organic waste to clean fuels like RNG holds
the greatest potential for negative emissions at the lowest
cost.
"SoCalGas is helping to build California's 21st century energy
system with investments in RNG, hydrogen, fuel cells and carbon
capture and storage. The voluntary Renewable Natural Gas Tariff is
one of those building blocks and part of SoCalGas' commitment to
deliver 20 percent RNG to its core customers by 2030.
"The gas system complements and is a necessary facilitator of
decarbonization. California's success in achieving its
climate change goals depends in large measure on SoCalGas's success
in decarbonizing the fuels flowing through our grid, a goal to
which SoCalGas is fully committed."
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SOURCE Southern California Gas Company