What is Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)?
Renewable natural gas (RNG) is defined as a pipeline-compatible gaseous fuel derived from biogenic or other renewable sources that has…
Research & POlicy
On Capitol Hill and beyond, AGA champions the role of natural gas in energizing America’s future, advocating on behalf of natural gas utilities on a variety of issues related to the production, transmission, distribution and use of natural gas.
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Fact Sheets
Natural Gas Utility Actions to Consider in Preparation of Greater State Role in Cybersecurity Preparedness
A summary of Executive Order 14239, which intends to streamline and localize cybersecurity and preparedness activities and shift the national…
Control Systems Cyber Security Guidelines for the Natural Gas Pipeline Industry
The scope of this document addresses larger systems of SCADA for the natural gas transmission industry and the local control…
Weatherization Works: Saving Energy and Supporting Low-Income Communities
The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) provides eligible Americans with resources to reduce energy consumption through deploying energy efficiency measures, including…
Reports
Assessing the Value of Natural Gas Storage
New research shows that surging demand for energy has created an urgent need for more natural gas storage. In Assessing…
Beyond the Buzzwords: Unpacking Energy Efficiency, Electrification and Decarbonization
In the past decade, efforts to mitigate climate change have intensified, focusing on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
2022-2023 Winter Heating Season Performance Survey Overview
January 3, 2025 Download the Report The winter heating season, spanning from November 1 to March 31, is the period…
Investor Perspectives on Natural Gas Utilities
The question of whether allowed rates balance the interests of utilities and ratepayers is a frequent area of discussion at…
Policy
Natural Gas Council Letter to Congressional Committee
Members of the Natural Gas Council submitted a letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Science, Space…
AGA Letter to President-elect Trump, Incoming Administration and 119th Congress
American Gas Association President and CEO Karen Harbert and Board Chair Lloyd Yates shared an open letter with President-elect Trump,…
The Current State of Natural Gas Utility Line Extension Policies
Line extension allowances (LEAs) are programs designed to offset some or all of the costs of connecting customers for natural…
Data
Energy Insights
Natural Gas Market Indicators – March 27, 2025
As the 2024-2025 winter heating season nears its close, the natural gas market is finally getting some relief from colder-than-normal…
Technical and White Papers
Natural Gas Statistics
Review statistical data on the natural gas industry.
Featured Resource
Building for Efficiency: Home Appliance Cost and Emissions Comparison
New analysis is now addressing the critical intersection between environmental sustainability and economic efficiency in household energy use, allowing for informed decisions by consumers, policymakers and other stakeholders to enhance energy efficiency while maintaining multiple options for households to reduce their carbon impact and control living costs.
Natural Gas State Profiles
The AGA State Profile Pages are designed to provide a snapshot of the natural gas industry by presenting the following gas industry statistics for each state and market segment: utility sales revenues, consumption, customers, infrastructure (including reserves, production, and transmission and distribution lines), and efficiency program expenditures.
Nation Wide
Natural Gas Utility Efficiency Programs
Energy efficiency can be an effective resource for customers, communities, and states to reduce energy costs, provide essential energy services, improve energy reliability and resilience, boost the economy, and reduce the environmental footprint of energy use.
Comments & Testimony
TSA Cyber NPRM AGA Comments
On February 5, AGA submitted comments to TSA’s Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management Proposed Rule. If finalized the proposal would…
Final Comments Submitted to Docket – OSHA Heat Injury & Illness Prevention NPRM
AGA provided joint comments (along with APGA) to OSHA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled Heat Injury & Illness Prevention…
AGA files cross-industry comments on the Leak Detection & Repair (LDAR) NPRM, proposed by PHMSA to fulfill Section 113 & 114 of the PIPES Act of 2020.
AGA, along with APGA, INGAA, API, GPA Midstream, AFPM, and NGA, filed cross-industry comments to the Leak Detection & Repair…
AGA files joint comments to Safety of Gas Distribution Pipelines (SGDP) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
Cross-industry comments filed by AGA, APGA (American Public Gas Association), and NGA (Northeast Gas Association) to PHMSA’s NPRM seeking input…