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Opportunities for Integrating Electric and Gas Planning

Publication Type

Report

Date Published

01/2025

Authors

LeBel, Mark, Ronny Sandoval, Natalie Mims Frick, Jeff Deason

Abstract

Growing demand for electricity in buildings is creating new opportunities and challenges for electric and natural gas planning. To date, electric and gas planning processes have largely been siloed, and only a few jurisdictions have started to examine how these two processes could be linked together.

The report explores the current state of electric and gas system planning, and the benefits and challenges of integrating these planning processes. We frame the characteristics of an integrated electric and gas distribution planning process and identify indicators of progress toward the characteristics.

Year of Publication

2025

Notes

A webinar discussing this study was recorded on January 15, 2025 and can be viewed here.