ONE FUTURE WELCOMES NISOURCE
HOUSTON – September 8, 2022 – Our Nation’s Energy Future (“ONE Future”) today announced that NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) has joined the Coalition. NiSource is one of the largest fully regulated utility companies in the United States, serving approximately 3.2 million natural gas customers and 500,000 electric customers. NiSource will report its methane intensity results under ONE Future’s Distribution sector.
“We welcome NiSource as our newest member of the Coalition,” said Jim Kibler, Executive Director, ONE Future. “NiSource has taken significant strides to ensure they deliver energy to their customers in a way that is environmentally responsible, we look forward to help them take this commitment to the next level.”
“We have strong ties to our local communities, and we are constantly working to manage and improve our environmental performance. To support this focus, we continue to actively implement our plans to reduce Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions by 90% from 2005 levels by 2030, and to significantly reduce methane emissions through priority pipe replacement, traditional leak detection and repair, and deployment of advanced leak detection and repair,” said Dan Creekmur, senior vice president and chief sustainability officer of NiSource. “We are excited about our membership in ONE Future, we know this will strengthen this commitment to our millions of customers.”
The ONE Future Coalition is a group of more than 50 natural gas companies working together to voluntarily reduce methane emissions across the natural gas value chain to 1% (or less) by 2025 and is comprised of some of the largest natural gas production, gathering & boosting, processing, transmission & storage and distribution companies in the U.S. and represents more than 20% of the U.S. natural gas value chain.
Through the efforts of coalition members, ONE Future has surpassed its one percent goal in each of the four years that it has reported its methane intensity. The 2021 Methane Intensity Report, released in November 2021, registered an intensity level of 0.424% (versus the 2025 goal of 1.0%), beating its one percent goal by 58%. This means that methane emissions by coalition members across the natural gas value chain consisted of less than one half of one percent of all natural gas produced and delivered, demonstrating that the natural gas industry can minimize methane emissions and increase production and throughput while supplying much needed energy to the U.S. and around the globe for years to come.
About NiSource
NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) is one of the largest fully-regulated utility companies in the United States, serving approximately 3.2 million natural gas customers and 500,000 electric customers across six states through its local Columbia Gas and NIPSCO brands. Based in Merrillville, Indiana, NiSource’s approximately 7,500 employees are focused on safely delivering reliable and affordable energy to our customers and communities we serve. NiSource is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability – North America Index. Additional information about NiSource, its investments in modern infrastructure and systems, its commitments and its local brands can be found at www.nisource.com. Follow us at www.facebook.com/nisource, www.linkedin.com/company/nisource or www.twitter.com/nisourceinc.
About ONE Future
ONE Future was formed when seven companies came together in 2014 with a focus to collectively achieve a science-based average rate of methane emissions across our facilities equivalent to one percent or less of total natural gas production. Since our formation, we have grown to more than 50 companies accounting for some of the largest natural gas producers, transmission, and distribution companies in the U.S. ONE Future members operate in 16 out of the 38 production basins and have distribution operations in 36 out of the 50 states, other segments of the value chain operate in multiple regions of the country as well. Therefore, ONE Future’s data represent a geographically diverse and material share of the U.S. natural gas supply chain. For more information visit Home | One Future.
Media Contact NiSource:
Amanda Ensinger
419-979-4334
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Media Contact ONE Future:
Beverly Jernigan
713-494-1733
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