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16 maj 2022 · As California regulators chart the state’s path towards carbon neutrality – and navigate the future of its natural gas system in the process – they are confronting a sticky, equity-related ...
4 wrz 2024 · Natural Gas Can Help Get California to Net Zero. But delivering the electricity it generates is the next big challenge. California’s official policy to combat climate change is to achieve “carbon neutrality” by 2045. There are many ways to get from here to there.
11 mar 2022 · Cities across California are enacting bans or restrictions on natural gas. Last year, the state advanced a plan that says every new home needs to be “electric-ready,” which is regulator code for “we can’t ban natural gas, so we’ll just mandate that you install something else to make it cost prohibitive.”
To meet California’s climate goals, use of fossil fuels like natural gas will need to decrease by 80 percent or more by 2050. Zero-carbon electricity requirements under Senate Bill 100 (de León, Chapter 312, Statutes of 2018) will lead to a substantial reduction in annual demands for natural gas in electric generation.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in a crucial step towards achieving carbon neutrality, today acted to eliminate natural gas line subsidies for new natural gas hookups. The first-in-the-nation action will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from buildings and lower utility bills for consumers.
25 lut 2020 · At the commission’s meeting in San Francisco on Jan. 16, we opened a new rulemaking proceeding with the goal of providing a forum where we can consider the challenge of how to ensure the safety and reliability of California’s natural gas infrastructure.
17 mar 2021 · The push to ban natural gas hookups in newly constructed buildings has mushroomed in California since Berkeley passed the first prohibition in 2019. Altogether, 21 municipalities in the state have passed measures to require all-electric construction, according to a state tally, while an additional 19 discourage gas hookups.
