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Response Chart <br />9 <br />Reduce the term of the <br />franchise from 20 years to, <br />at most, 10 years. No Franchise No ghg impact. No discernable impact. <br />10 <br />[Skov/McRae] Create a <br />hybrid franchise fee <br />structure: 1) fixed portion; <br />and 2) variable fee based <br />on carbon footprint of the <br />natural gas delivered to the <br />community, i.e., lower <br />carbon gas = lower <br />variable. <br />No Franchise <br />Assumed reduced carbon <br />footprint is from biomethane. <br /> <br />Assume 25% biomethane by <br />2030 = 80,000 MtCO2e <br />Low to Moderate impact to <br />low income populations. <br />Likely the increased fee will <br />be passed on 100% to <br />consumers, impact would be <br />from increase in customer <br />rates to accommodate the <br />new infrastructure and <br />potential increase in energy <br />source costs <br />11 <br />[Skov/McRae] Prohibit the <br />expansion of natural gas <br />services unless NWNG can <br />demonstrate plan to <br />decarbonize its product. <br />No Franchise Not Modeled, but similar to #1 <br />Moderate impact on new <br />construction. Depends on if <br />this is applied to new <br />accounts or to extension of <br />new pipeline. <br />