The Natural Gas Supply Collaborative (NGSC) is a voluntary collaborative of natural gas purchasers advancing the national discussion related to the environmental and social performance of natural gas production. Natural gas currently plays a central role in the U.S. energy mix as a dispatchable source to meet increasing energy demand while maintaining near-term reliability and affordability. However, the resource has seen increasing regulatory oversight on a global scale as the energy sector looks to decarbonize. Beyond increased regulatory pressures, electric providers and natural gas utilities are also seeing demand for greenhouse gas quantification and carbon intensity transparency across the natural gas value chain from customers, investors, the public, and other key stakeholders.
NGSC provides members a platform to engage with natural gas producers and marketers, technology vendors, third-party certification frameworks, environmental organizations, and other key stakeholders around these key issues. As such, NGSC has established a leadership position in advancing market opportunities to recognize the environmental and social attributes of natural gas supply. NGSC is further seeking to amplify the perspectives of large natural gas purchasers and influence the development of market mechanisms for differentiated gas products.
Key Focus Areas:
- Communicating the role and expectations of gas purchasers regarding carbon intensity performance, data quality, and transparency across the natural gas value chain;
- Exploring approaches to quantify GHG emissions from the natural gas supply chain, including the impacts of certified natural gas;
- Engaging with key stakeholders, including natural gas producers and marketers, shippers (transmission companies), third party certification frameworks, federal agencies, and technology vendors;
- Evaluating natural gas producer and midstream operator voluntary disclosures relative to the NGSC environmental and social performance indicators, with a focus on methane and GHG performance; and
- Delivering strategic intelligence, including emerging market, technology, and regulatory developments.
Current members Hide
Current members include:
- Calpine Corporation
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York
- CPS Energy
- DTE Energy
- Énergir
- New York Power Authority
- NRG Energy
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- Southern Company Gas
- Vermont Gas
Publications & Resources Hide
Comparison of Natural Gas Certification Programs (September 2023)
Summary of EPA’s Supplemental Proposal for New Source Performance Standards and Existing Source Emissions Guidelines for Oil and Natural Gas (December 2022)
Natural Gas Supply Collaborative: Summary of Methane Performance Indicators (April 2020)
Natural Gas Supply Collaborative: Promoting Safe and Responsible Production Practices (January 2019)
