Gas utilities grapple with managing network retirements as electrification advances

As buildings switch to electric heating and appliances, gas utilities face economic strain from stranded infrastructure and are developing planning frameworks to retire portions of their networks.

First covered Oct 21, 2026 · 4:05 PM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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20d CleanTechnica Gas Network Retirement Is Becoming A Real Utility Planning Tool — Gas utilities have a structural problem in an electrifying economy. Customers can stop using gas one building at a time, while most of the physical network…

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Appeared in: 2026-10-22 (#7)

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