Downstream Natural Gas Initiative

The Downstream Natural Gas Initiative (DSI) is a group of leading North American natural gas utilities collaborating to address the role of natural gas local distribution companies (LDCs) in the transition to a low-carbon future. DSI is focused on opportunities to leverage the existing natural gas distribution infrastructure to support near- and long-term environmental and economic goals. DSI is also focused on opportunities to decarbonize natural gas through increasing supply of renewable natural gas (RNG), including waste sources, hydrogen, and power-to-gas, in collaboration with other market participants, as well as reducing methane emissions.

In 2023, DSI's work will continue to focus on the role of natural gas distribution utilities and the gas distribution network in the transition to a low-carbon future. DSI will concentrate on the following priorities:

• Advancing a long-term vision and related strategies for the role of natural gas LDCs in reducing GHG emissions for a low-carbon future

• Increasing support for and awareness of near-term RNG market supply and longer-term opportunities related to hydrogen and synthetic natural gas

• Engaging with large industrial natural gas consumers to develop low-carbon solutions

• Accelerating energy efficiency of gas-fired end uses

• Furthering best management practices to reduce methane emissions from natural gas distribution systems

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