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LPP replacement
How much LPP is out there?
Source: PHMSA49K miles
All pipes
2.5K miles
LPP on LI
1 in 3 LPP miles are on Long Island!
7.3K miles
LPP
How long to replace 100%?
Source: PSC filings
$43B total
$1.6B per year
What's the cost on Long Island?
100 miles a year
$2.6M per mile
$260M a year
$15B by 2050
Next 25 years!
Can we avoid all this LPP replacement?
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 327K households
Avoid $4.6 B in LPP investments
6% of all gas-heated households
150K households on LI
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Could we do better than this?
Scaling up NPAs
Source: PSC filings90% of miles = 19% of all gas-heated households
How did we figure out the total cost of LPP replacement?
How much will 100% replacement cost?
miles per utility x replacement cost per mile
NGRID - 4,346
LPP miles per utility
Source: PSC filingsReplacement cost per mile
Source: PSC filingsWhere is targeted electrification cheaper than LPP replacement?
Comparing costs per household
42 %
Comparing future costs per household
Total savings over time
$74.6 M
$4.6 B
327,331 households
Targeted Electrification in New York Report (Long Island)
By Juan-Pablo Velez
