Long-Term Gas Planning Rulemaking R.24-09-012
In this rulemaking, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is looking at how to facilitate gas decarbonization while supporting equity, safety, affordability, and reliability.
California’s energy system is changing. Gas demand is declining as the state pursues greenhouse gas goals and consumers adopt lower-emitting technologies. In this proceeding, the CPUC will update the gas regulatory environment to meet rapidly evolving energy demands.
Proceeding goals include:
- Increase opportunities for decarbonization of the gas system with a focus on disadvantaged communities
- Take into account ongoing changes in gas and electric systems
- Maintain safety, reliability, affordability, and opportunities for affected workforces
Potential activities include and are not limited to:
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Overseeing implementation of sections 661, 662, and portions of 663 of SB 1221 (Min 2024)
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Identifying and facilitating opportunities for cost-effective decarbonization of gas customers and decommissioning gas infrastructure
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Developing long-term gas planning processes, including analysis of gas transition scenarios and their costs
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Revising utility rate-making procedures
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Enhancing coordination with planning activities at other state agencies
This proceeding builds on the work conducted in the previous long-term gas proceeding, R.20-01-007, opened on January 27, 2020, and closed on September 26, 2024. The webpage for that proceeding is archived at Long-Term Gas Planning Rulemaking (closed).
For conciseness, only selected materials are posted below. For a complete list of formally filed proceeding documents, please see the docket card. To join the proceeding's service list, which includes receipt of emails not posted to the docket card, follow the instructions here.
Selected Proceeding Documents
- April 18, 2025: Ruling Issuing SB 1221 Mapping Direction to Utilities and Attached Direction to Utilities
- February 20, 2025: Ruling Seeking Comments on Senat Bill 1221 Gas Mapping Staff Proposal and Draft Directions to Utilities
- February 27, 2025: Ruling Extending Comment Deadlines
- January 31, 2025: Assigned Commissioner's Scoping Memo and Ruling
- November 13, 2024: ALJ's Ruling Seeking Comments Regarding Interim Actions
- November 22, 2024: Ruling Extending Comment Deadlines
- February 22, 2024, corrected December 23, 2024: Joint Agency White Paper and Draft Scope and Schedule for Comment
Events
- November 14, 2024: Long-Term Gas Transition Scenarios Workshop
- See also: November 8, 2024: SB 1221 Workshop
- This workshop was not associated with a proceeding but is linked here for reference.
More Information on SB 1221
- Additional information related to SB 1221 is available at the SB 1221 Implementation webpage. Gas utility maps will be linked there.
Data
- This data is posted as provided on January 13, 16 and 17, 2025 to the service list in response to the November 22, 2024, Ruling in this proceeding. Per Commission direction, data submitted by utilities on these dates included data provided in the previous long-term gas planning proceeding, R.20-01-007. To reduce duplicative postings, that data is not posted here; instead, see data posted at Long-Term Gas Planning Rulemaking (closed).
- November 22, 2024: Ruing describing required data (pdf)
- PG&E
- Gas System Summary Statistics (xlsx)
- Gas System Census Tract Data (csv) (notes pdf)
- Cover Description (availability pdf)
- Sempra
- Southwest Gas
- Gas System Summary Statistics (xlsx)
- Gas System Census Tract Data (csv)
- Gas System Highest Risk Score Miles (defined by Southwest Gas, csv)
- Cover Description (pdf)