GFO-21-504 – Development of a Data-Driven Tool to Support Strategic and Equitable Decommissioning of Gas Infrastructure

Overview

The purpose of this solicitation is to develop a data-driven tool for identifying promising decommissioning sites, enhancing the capacity of state agencies to conduct planning and craft policy for the gas system in California’s low-carbon future. Research resulting from this solicitation will foster more transparent and collaborative planning processes with IOUs, communities, and other key stakeholders. The role of natural gas in California’s energy system is changing as the state strives toward a clean energy future. Over the next 25 years, state and municipal laws concerning greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions will result in the replacement of gas-fueled technologies and will reduce the demand for fossil natural gas (CPUC, 2020). Without proper management, these transitions will...