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on state climate policy.
How much will it cost to replace all leak-prone pipe in IL?
FUTURE of GAS report
How much of this LPP would it be feasible to decommission?
How much could be cost-effectively replaced with targeted electrification?
LPP replacement
How much LPP is in NYS?
Source: PHMSAHow long to replace 100%?
Source: PSC filings
3% - 10% per year
$43B total
$1.6B per year
How much will it cost?
(range: $34-65B)
An alternative to LPP replacement
What can we decommission?
Source: PSC filings
assumption: 30% of miles can be decommissioned
What's cost effective?
Source: PSC filings
Targeted electrification in NY
Electrify 327,331 households
Avoid $4.6 B in LPP investments
6% of all gas-heated households
What percent of IL households would lower their bills by switching to heat pumps?
HP-friendly rates report
If heat pump customers paid rates that better reflected the costs they put on the grid, how would this change?
HP RATES in MA
MADPU approved a $0.06/kWh discount in the winter months (25%)
DOER proposes a $0.16/kWh discount in the winter months (64%)
Unitil's default rate has a $0.26/kWh delivery charge
BILL BREAKDOWN
UnITIL
9.4%
25%
if you save, median savings =
$192if you save, median savings =
$368if you save, median savings =
$73795% households who save =
71%households who save =
54% households who save =
1 kWh of electric energy is ~5x more expensive...
...than a kWh of gas energy
The Spark Gap is slowly growing.
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By Juan-Pablo Velez
