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8/12/2014 Factsheet: An Initiative to Help Modernize Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure | Department of Energy Search Energy.gov PUBLIC SERVICES SCIENCE & INNOVATION ENERGY SAVER ABOUT ENERGY.GOV OFFICES Hom e Factsheet: An Initiative to Help Modernize Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure Factsheet: An Initiative to Help Modernize Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure July 29, 2014 - 10:55am NEWS MEDIA CONTACT CAPSTONE ROUNDTABLE ON REDUCING METHANE EMISSIONS: IMPROVING 202-586-4940 SAFETY, THE ECONOMY, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND CREATING JOBS Today, the White House and the Department of Energy are hosting a Capstone Methane Stakeholder Roundtable. In addition, DOE is announcing a series of actions, partnerships, and stakeholder commitments to help modernize the nations natural gas transmission and distribution systems and reduce methane emissions. The Capstone event is the culmination of four previous in-depth Roundtables at which leaders from industry, environmental organizations, state regulators, consumer groups, academia, and manufacturing and labor unions were asked to provide Administration and other representatives with their individual perspectives on opportunities to modernize natural gas infrastructure and reduce mid- and downstream methane emissions. The fundamental lesson learned from the Roundtables: there is broad stak eholder support for tak ing action that reduces methane emissions from natural gas transmissions and distribution systems. The drivers for these actions, however, vary by the groups represented at the Roundtables and include: the potential for increasing jobs Page 1 of 9 associated with transmission and distribution system maintenance and equipment upgrades; opportunities for enhancing cost recovery for infrastructure investments and expanding markets; concerns about providing reliable and affordable utility service; the commitment to improving safety; and addressing near term opportunities to Exhibit No. ANR-041 http://www.energy.gov/articles/factsheet-initiative-help-modernize-natural-gas-transmission-and-distribution 1/8 Docket No. RP16-___-000 8/12/2014 Factsheet: An Initiative to Help Modernize Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure | Department of Energy address climate change. Roundtable participants identified a range of opportunities across these many fronts. The path forward emerging from the Methane Roundtables -- a key deliverable in the Climate Action Plan Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions -- also addresses several key Administration goals, including: Enhancing job creation, affordable energy, infrastructure modernization, and the role of natural gas in a clean energy economy; Reducing methane emissions from natural gas systems; and Producing the first-ever Quadrennial Energy Review, focusing on Americas energy infrastructure. Representatives from all of the participating sectors are coming together today to discuss lessons learned and