PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:

On 12/14/23, the PSC adopted an order implementing, with modifications, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation's (NFG) long-term natural gas plan.

Long-term gas plan.

To implement, with modifications, NFG's long-term gas plan.

The Commission, on December 14, 2023, adopted an order implementing, with modifications, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation's (NFG) long-term natural gas plan. NFG is directed to file Annual Updates to this long-term plan with the Secretary to the Commission by May 31 of 2024, 2025, and 2026. The Annual Updates shall include all information specified in the body of the order and in the Order Adopting Gas System Planning Process issued in Case 20-G-0131 on May 12, 2022. NFG is directed to file its next long-term plan by December 15, 2026. In its next long-term plan, NFG shall also include all the information required in the body of the order and in the Order Adopting Gas System Planning Process issued in Case 20-G-0131 on May 12, 2022. NFG is directed to file a report with the Secretary to the Commission, within 90 days of the order, explaining how it developed 74 heating degree days as its design day and also how it calculates load per degree day on design day, and the justification for those design criteria. NFG is directed to file a report with the Secretary to the Commission on its activities, as described in its Final long-term plan, related to obtaining hourly information from National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation within 90 days of the order. NFG is directed to file a report with the Secretary to the Commission describing its preliminary findings related to the hourly information it obtains from National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation within 180 days of the order. NFG is directed to file with the Secretary to the Commission no later than May 31, 2024, a proposal for one or more demand response programs for implementation in the winter of 2024-2025. NFG is directed to cease, by March 31, 2024, any further activities related to gas expansion or network enhancement as defined in the Gas Network Enhancement Plan program. NFG is directed to file with the Secretary to the Commission, within 90 days of the order, a proposal explaining how it will revise its Partnership for Urban Revitalization in Western New York to encourage electrification and remove any incentives for additional natural gas usage. NFG shall file a report with the Secretary to the Commission no later than July 31, 2024, that lists infrastructure upgrades or main extension projects planned for calendar year 2025 with project costs greater than $1 million. NFG must employ a request for proposal process to pursue non-pipes alternatives for at least two capital projects identified in the report required by Ordering Clause No. 9 after meeting with stakeholders. NFG shall issue the requests for proposals no later than December 31, 2024, and shall file copies of the requests for proposals with the Secretary to the Commission. NFG shall undertake a collaborative process, consistent with the timeline, required filings, and discussion in the body of the order, to develop a Benefit-Cost Analysis handbook pursuant to the guidelines the Commission established in the Benefit Cost Analysis Framework Order in Case 14-M-0101. NFG shall schedule an initial Technical Conference to occur within 90 days of the order. NFG shall include in its 2024 Annual Update to this long-term plan, and in the next long-term plan, information regarding its portfolio of energy efficiency programs as authorized and updated in Case 18-M-0084. This information shall include discussion and findings relative to quantifying the benefits of such programs to disadvantaged communities. NFG is directed to formulate plans for a pilot project to test hybrid heating options that include both cold climate and standard heat pumps, and to file the proposed pilot project with the Secretary to the Commission by June 30, 2024. NFG is also directed to formulate plans for a pilot project to test cold climate heat pumps with only electric resistance backup compared to hybrid heating options, and to file the proposed pilot project with the Secretary to the Commission by June 30, 2024, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the order.

No changes.

John Pitucci, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email: [email protected] An IRS employer ID no. or social security no. is required from firms or persons to be billed 25 cents per page. Please use tracking number found on last line of notice in requests.