SoCalGas to introduce renewable natural gas at its network
The company recently announced it will soon begin using renewable natural gas, a fuel produced from waste sources, at its fueling stations.
SoCalGas has worked with fleet owners to secure millions of dollars in incentive funding for the replacement of diesel trucks with cleaner, new near-zero natural gas trucks.
The company argues that because of its low or even negative carbon intensity, renewable natural gas can generate additional LCFS program credits.
The transportation sector is responsible for 41 percent of GHG emissions and 80 percent of smog forming pollution, according to SoCalGas. The latest heavy-duty natural gas engines can cut smog-forming emissions by more than 90 percent compared to the cleanest heavy-duty diesel trucks on the road today. When these trucks are fueled with renewable natural gas, GHG emissions are reduced by at least 80 percent.
Capturing the methane from these waste sources and using it for fuel has two benefits: it keeps methane, a GHG, from entering the atmosphere and contributing to climate change, and it reduces the use of traditionally-sourced natural gas.
Already in California, close to 70% of natural gas fleets are fueled with renewable natural gas.
