Media Source:

Gas Outlook

Media URL:

https://gasoutlook.com/analysis/u-s-gas-utility-spending-could-lead-to-unsustainable-rate-increases-for-customers/

Date:

2024/05/17

Summary:

Gas utilities may have priorities that drive up costs for ratepayers, run counter to climate goals, and don’t fit with lessening demand for fossil fuels. Carra Sahler, director of Lewis & Clark’s Green Energy Institute, explains how technology, policy, and cultural context are pushing utility regulators in Oregon and other states to be more skeptical of gas utilities’ infrastructure proposals.