SoCalGas Applauds California Air Resources Board's Advanced Clean Fleets Rule

On Friday, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved new rules for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, called Advanced Clean Fleets, which require public and private fleets to begin transitioning those vehicles toward zero emissions starting in 2024 with a goal of being 100 percent zero-emissions vehicles by 2045, where feasible

LOS ANGELES, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today issued the following statement to the media in response to the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) approval of the Advanced Clean Fleets rule:

"As part of our **ASPIRE 2045 Sustainability Strategy, SoCalGas has already converted over one-third of our over-the-road fleet to alternative fuel vehicles with aims to operate a zero-emissions fleet by 2035. SoCalGas is also pioneering hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric utility vehicles and battery electric vehicles with manufacturers like Ford and is committed to building out the infrastructure that would be needed to enable the transition to zero-emissions vehicles.

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"Our work planning Angeles Link, which could be the nation's largest green hydrogen pipeline and essential for decarbonizing heavy transportation in California, along with our dozens of clean fuels demonstration projects, would help pave the way for the state to achieve the goals set out in Advanced Clean Fleets and get us closer to building a cleaner California. We're ready to support the state and our transportation industry by working to build a clean fuels economy."

About SoCalGas

Headquartered in Los Angeles, SoCalGas® is the largest gas distribution utility in the United States. SoCalGas delivers affordable, reliable, and increasingly renewable gas service to over 21 million consumers across 24,000 square miles of Central and Southern California. Gas delivered through the company's pipelines will continue to play a key role in California's clean energy transition—providing electric grid reliability and supporting wind and solar energy deployment.

SoCalGas' mission is to build the cleanest, safest and most innovative energy infrastructure company in America. In support of that mission, SoCalGas aspires to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its operations and delivery of energy by 2045 and to replacing 20 percent of its traditional natural gas supply to core customers with renewable natural gas (RNG) by 2030. Renewable natural gas is made from waste created by landfills and wastewater treatment plants. SoCalGas is also committed to investing in its gas delivery infrastructure while keeping bills affordable for customers. SoCalGas is a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE), an energy infrastructure company based in San Diego.

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SOURCE Southern California Gas Company