A handful of state commissions have revised line extension policies in light of state clean energy goals or required utilities to submit long-term plans for decarbonization.
This map summarizes state policies relevant to the Task Force on Natural Gas Resource Planning. Research concluded in December 2025.
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- Adopted local- or state-level gas restrictions and building electrification mandates
In 2019, Berkeley became the first city to announce a ban on new residential gas hookups, which sparked a wave of new legislation across the country with some jurisdictions following suit to place bans on natural gas. Several gas bans have faced legal challenges in recent years.
- Decarbonization policy for gas utilities
A handful of state commissions have revised natural gas distribution line extension policies in light of state clean energy goals or required utilities to submit long-term plans for decarbonization.
- Developing local- or state-level gas restrictions and building electrification mandates
Several jurisdictions are in the process of considering statutory or regulatory changes that would prohibit the use of natural gas in new buildings.
- Future of gas proceeding
In recent years, Commissions throughout the country have initiated proceedings evaluating the future role of natural gas. These proceedings often include stakeholder engagement and gas pathway studies that model the gas system under several potential future scenarios.
- Gas LDC planning requirements
Many Commissions are reconsidering gas planning processes to better accommodate the long-term planning necessary to ensure LDC operations align with regional or state policy goals. Some jurisdictions have begun requiring LDCs to submit integrated resource plans and long-term supply and demand outlooks.
- Hydrogen Hubs
In 2021, Congress approved the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which provided $7 billion to the U.S. Department of Energy to establish regional hydrogen hubs across the nation and $1 billion for demand-side initiatives. In fall 2023, DOE selected seven hubs for funding award negotiations; these hubs will create networks of hydrogen production and end-uses. In October 2025, DOE announced broad cancellations of grant funding, including to all seven hydrogen hubs. Exact funding cuts for each hub are still unclear, but many are facing significant financial uncertainty.
- Introduced legislation prohibiting local or state electrification mandates
Several states have introduced legislation that would prohibit jurisdictions within the state from enacting bans on new natural gas connections.
- Passed legislation prohibiting local or state electrification mandates
Several states have enacted statutes that prohibit jurisdictions within the state from enacting bans on new natural gas connections.
- Pipeline replacement programs
In 2011, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration under the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a call to action to accelerate the replacement of aging gas pipelines across the nation. This call to action was in response to several deadly incidents cause from unsafe infrastructure, such as the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. In response to the call to action, utilities across the nation have implemented accelerated pipeline replacement programs. These programs are extremely complex, spanning years or decades and involving hundreds of millions to many billions of dollars. In 2020, NARUC published a review of infrastructure replacement and modernization programs across the country.
Last updated December 2025.