Flexibility and multiple pathways to “net zero,” thereby diversifying risks as technologies, customer preferences and markets evolve
Portfolio Approach
Regulatory mechanisms require modification to support multiple decarbonization pathways
Regulatory Reform
Integration of equity and environmental justice into decarbonization planning
Equity & Environmental Justice
Cross-company electric and gas integrated planning
Whole System Thinking
Impacts of the transition on the gas system as it “draws down” and on the electric system as it expands in to accommodate changes in loads and load patterns
Draw Down and Resource Adequacy
Net environmental effect should be determined when comparing the transition from one fuel source to another
Air Quality & Environmental Benefits
Degree transition maintains the safety & reliability of both the electricity and gas system.
Safety and Reliability
Meaningful choices in their energy for cost, convenience, performance, and other purchase and use attributes
Customer Preferences & Choice
New infrastructure will require the resolution of many right of way and siting issues, to facilitate timely planning, engineering, and construction
Constructability
New technologies develop and are brought to market, they may be more prone to quality problems, failure, or underperformance
Technology Readiness
How much of the total cost of decarbonization is placed onto customers through utility rates, both gas and electric, and for both adopting and non-adopting customers
Affordability
Adequate skilled technical workforce available to support the energy system transformation across all the implicated market sectors
Workforce Requirement
Stakeholder Input
& Collaboration