The natural gas industry is advancing through smart Innovation
America’s natural gas utilities are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through smart innovation.
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Growth
Natural gas is America’s strategic advantage in meeting rising energy demand.
The growing demand for energy requires scale, and natural gas utilities have been meeting rising demand consistently with nearly 50% growth since 2006. With more than 100 years of abundant domestic supplies, the natural gas industry is poised to sustain continued growth to meet rising demand while maintaining reliability and affordability and reducing emissions.
Affordable energy means affordable American-made goods.
The long-term savings natural gas provides compared to other energy sources mean cheaper products, lower energy bills and a more robust economy. Commercial and industrial natural gas customers have saved more than $655 billion over the last decade by using natural gas.
Permitting reform is a key component of meeting rising demand while safeguarding affordability and reliability for American families and businesses. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) regulators unanimously support permitting reform to expand natural gas pipeline infrastructure and promote greater certainty and durability for energy projects. The National Petroleum Council also delivered concrete recommendations for permitting reform in 2025.
RNG can be produced from various waste streams including farms, landfills and wastewater treatment facilities or from renewable electricity.
RNG is versatile and fully compatible with the U.S. pipeline system, so it can lower emissions in homes, businesses and heavy industries, such as manufacturing.
Power to Gas
Renewable electricity is used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen through a process called electrolysis. This renewable hydrogen can be blended into the pipeline or combined with CO 2 to create RNG.
Anaerobic Digestion
The most common way to produce RNG today, organic material such as animal or plant waste is broken down by microorganisms creating methane.
Our Clean Hydrogen Future
The U.S. possesses the most extensive natural gas pipeline delivery network in the world, and extensive research and testing is underway now to advance leveraging this infrastructure to deliver clean hydrogen (H2). Natural gas utilities are connecting hydrogen production to end users nationwide.
