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CPUC, CARB present 2024 joint natural-gas leak report showing 34% cut from 2015 baseline
Summary
CPUC and California Air Resources Board staff presented the 2024 joint report showing total 2023 natural-gas emissions of 176,003,000 standard cubic feet, a 2% drop from 2022 and a 34% reduction from the 2015 baseline toward a state goal of 40% by 2030.
The California Public Utilities Commission and the California Air Resources Board on Feb. 12 presented their 2024 joint report on statewide natural-gas emissions, saying utilities reported 176,003,000 standard cubic feet of emissions in 2023 — 2% lower than in 2022 and 34% below the 2015 baseline.
The report, required under SB 1371 and compiled by CPUC Safety Policy Division staff and CARB analysts, tracks emissions by system category and by utility, and reports a system-wide leakage rate of roughly 0.15% of throughput for 2023. CPUC decision D.17-6615 sets a state goal of reducing 2015 baseline…
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