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This bill requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), which oversees public utilities like gas corporations, to allow utility companies to recover the costs of investments made to connect biomethane projects to the natural gas pipeline network. Biomethane is a renewable natural gas produced from organic matter, and this bill aims to make it easier and cheaper to integrate it into the existing gas system. Specifically, the PUC must permit utilities to include in customer rates the expenses for installing infrastructure that connects biomethane generation and collection equipment to the pipeline network, including gathering lines for dairy farm biomethane projects. The bill mandates that by June 1, 2026, the PUC must allow these investment costs to be recovered through customer rates, ensuring that these investments are prudent, reasonable, and directly benefit all ratepayers by potentially lowering costs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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