SoCalGas, SDG&E’s Voluntary RNG Tariff Request Approved
(Bioenergy Insight) On 17 December, the California Public Utilities Commission approved SoCalGas and San Diego Gas & Electric’s request to offer a voluntary Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Tariff. The programme will allow households and businesses to purchase RNG from the utilities.
“The approval of the RNG Tariff is an important step in achieving California’s climate goals,” the company said in a statement. “SoCalGas supports those goals.
“With this new programme, natural gas customers will soon have the ability to purchase RNG to fuel their homes and businesses, similar to renewable energy programmes available to electric customers.
“RNG is made from organic waste from dairies, landfills, and with the passage of AB 3163, can now be sourced from dead trees, agricultural waste, and vegetation removed for wildfire mitigation. READ MORE