American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

Natural Gas, Naturally Better May 16, 2014

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QuestionsBert Kalisch

President & CEO, APGA

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

Priority #1The

Safe and Reliable Delivery of

Affordable Natural Gasat

Just & Reasonable Rates

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

•Advocacy•Communications•Education & Training•Membership

Strategic Plan

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

• Direct Use of Natural Gas–DFR on Furnaces–Fossil Fuel Rule (Shaheen-Portman)–Codes & Standards–Climate Change

• Gas-Electric Coordination

Advocacy Efforts

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

•NGVs• LNG Exports•Dodd / Frank• Tax Exempt Financing• Section 5 Reform

Advocacy Efforts

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

Operations Issues• Pipeline Safety Management

System• APGA SOAR Award• Public Awareness (GOAL)• Security and Integrity Foundation

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

APGA Marketing & Sales Committee Initiatives: Natural Gas Calendar

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

• APGA Research Foundation• APGA / GTI Forum

• Natural Gas Heat Pump• Distributed Generation / Micro grid• CHP / Micro-CHP• Gas Supply

R&D

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

Abundant Supply

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

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Throughput U.S. Natural Gas Number of Residential Consumers (Count)

American Public Gas Association The Voice and Choice of Public Gas

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