Gas Distribution System Regulatory Handbook

The Gas Distribution System Regulatory Handbook is a practical reference for commissioners, commission staff, consumer advocates, and other intervenors working on a gas system under strain from rising costs, aging infrastructure, and growing competition from electric end uses.

It is built to be consulted rather than read cover to cover: practitioners can turn straight to the issue raised by the proceeding in front of them — a rate case, a leak-prone pipe filing, a depreciation study, or a “future of gas” docket.

Each chapter frames the core regulatory question, reviews how commissions in other states have approached it, distills the key considerations and emerging best practices, and closes with concrete dos and don’ts.

August 2026 · 84 pages · PDF, 4.2 MB
Prepared for the Future of Heat Initiative by Synapse Energy Economics