Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel
Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel: Models for Developing Fueling Infrastructure is written to enable local distribution companies (LDCs), and other stakeholders, to better understand the commercial and regulatory considerations involved in entering the NGV refueling market. The study outlines a variety of models that may be employed; recognizing that approaches to this market will […]
Multi-Family Buildings
The study conducted by ICF examines the policy, regulatory, economic, and knowledge barriers that may unintentionally discourage bringing natural gas service to multifamily dwellings; analyzes the extent of efficiency, emissions, and cost benefits that could result from increasing natural gas use in multi-family dwellings: and includes an overview of utility-led initiatives as examples of successful […]
Fueling the Future with Natural Gas
The U.S. Natural Gas Market – Outlook and Options for the Future The American Gas Foundation and IHS CERA have released a new study titled, “Fueling the Future with Natural Gas: Bringing it Home”. The study is the successor to the original 2001 “Fueling the Future” study and highlights the many domestic expansion and growth opportunities natural gas provides to all sectors […]
Gas Distribution Infrastructure
In April of 2011, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood released a call to action regarding repair and replacement activities for existing natural gas distribution infrastructure. This report provides a context for policy discussions surrounding cost recovery for these efforts. It discusses how innovative cost recovery mechanisms can serve the public interest in the short and […]
The Potential for Renewable Gas
This report provides an assessment of the national technical potential of Renewable Gas to contribute to enhancing energy security, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, fostering a cleaner environment, and creating jobs. Renewable gas is the term used to describe pipeline-quality biomethane produced from biomass. It is carbon neutral, extremely versatile, and fully compatible with the U.S. […]
Task Force on Ensuring Stable Natural Gas Markets
The American Gas Association and the American Gas Foundation participated in the release of the report which was issued by Bipartisan Policy Center and the American Clean Skies Foundation. The report points to the potential for increased domestic natural gas price stability based on the growing availability of gas from shale formations, a diverse portfolio of contracting options and expanding […]
Natural Gas in a Smart Energy Future
Executive SummaryThe white presents a compelling vision of how natural gas can provide the key to a smarkt energy future through its efficient, safe, and reliable delivery and use as an abundant, domestic, affordable, low-carbon energy source for all segment of the economy. The white paper also anticipates integrating the natural gas infrastructure with an […]
Natural Gas End Use
The report outlines how new innovations in end use technologies can ensure that natural gas will be a vital and integral part of America’s low carbon future. By capitalizing on research, development and demonstration (RD&D) opportunities for natural gas end uses in the residential, commercial, industrial and transportation sectors, the natural gas industry can meet […]
Regulatory Policy of Return on Equity
The report examines the current processes utilized by the state public utility commissions to establish allowed returns on equity (ROE) for natural gas utilities in an effort to determine if ROEs being approved are adequate and sufficient to address U.S. distribution infrastructure needs. The continued success of the utility sector to deliver natural gas safely […]
Ability of the United States to Compete in the Global LNG Marketplace
This report analyzes the adequacy of the world’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) producing capacity to meet the needs of the United States (U.S.) natural gas industry and to assess the current and likely future competitiveness of the U.S. in the global market place over the next decade. The overall goals of this study include: 1) […]
