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Utility and the NGV Market. Phil Baker Director, Commercial & Industrial Markets Southern California Gas Company. October 9, 2006. Southern California Gas Company and San Diego Gas & Electric. Combined Gas Operations Service Territory 27,000 sq. miles Customers 5.8 million
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Utility and the NGV Market Phil Baker Director, Commercial & Industrial MarketsSouthern California Gas Company October 9, 2006
Southern California Gas Company andSan Diego Gas & Electric Combined Gas Operations • Service Territory 27,000 sq. miles • Customers 5.8 million • Pipelines • Mains 55,000 miles • Service 44,000 miles • Underground Storage Capacity 122 Bcf • Annual Throughput 1 Tcf SouthernCaliforniaGas Company (SoCalGas) San DiegoGas & Electric (SDG&E)
NGV Market in Southern California • Key markets deploying natural gas vehicles include • Transit and school buses • Refuse haulers & street sweepers • Airport Fleets (taxis, shuttles) • Municipal Fleets • Key drivers for the NGV market include • SCAQMD and CARB “Fleet Rules” • High cost of petroleum • Favorable federal, state and local grant funding and tax treatment
NGV Market in Southern California • Load Growth • From 2000 to 2005, NGV fuel use has grown 128% to more than 7 Bcf annually. • At the end of 2005 there were 213 CNG fueling stations • Approximately 20,000 CNG vehicles • New tariff issued for home NGV refueling • Annual throughput expected to increase to 10 Bcf by 2015
Existing public station Infrastructurein Southern California • There are almost 70 public access stations located throughout Southern California. • Maps of CNG stations are available from several sources: • CNGVC map booklets • Internet sites such as www.cleancarmaps.com or www.cngvc.org • SoCalGas and SDG&E “one page” maps
What customer resources are available? • NGV Account Executives and Staff routinely answer questions regarding: • Grant funding from local, state, and federal sources • Regulations ( local, state, and federal ) • Third party station builders, operators, and other vendors • Training courses subsidized by SoCalGas and SDG&E • Vehicle manufacturers • RD&D opportunities
Who should I contact? • Feel free to contact 1-800-GAS-2000 and request information on the Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) Program. The call center will re-direct your call. • Or, feel free to contact SoCalGas and SDG&E directly: Edwin Harte LEV Program Manager (213) 244-2847 eharte@semprautilities.com