NorthWestern Energy Methane Challenge Partner Profile
Methane Challenge Partner (2022 - 2024)
NorthWestern Energy has committed to apply best management practices (BMPs) across its operations to mitigate methane emissions from the emission sources listed below:
- Transmission Pipeline Blowdowns between Compressor Stations (Transmission and Storage)
- Excavation Damages (Distribution)
Methane Challenge Documents: NorthWestern Energy submitted the following document as part of its Methane Challenge partnership:
NorthWestern Energy joined the Methane Challenge Program in 2022 and the Partnership ended before the Company submitted its first report.
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About the Methane Challenge Program
The Methane Challenge Program provides a new mechanism through which U.S. oil and gas companies can make more specific and transparent commitments to reducing methane emissions. Partner companies choose between two commitment options to cost-effectively reduce methane emissions. For background information on the Methane Challenge program, please check out the Methane Challenge Program Fact Sheet (pdf) .
Best Management Practice (BMP) Commitment
The BMP Commitment is intended to spur near-term, widespread implementation of methane mitigation activities across the oil and natural gas value chain to address methane emissions from key emitting sources. By committing to address an emission source, the partner is committing to implement a BMP on all such sources in their operations. Progress towards a commitment is generally indicated by the percent of sources to which the partner has implemented a BMP as part of the Methane Challenge. Commitments for a few sources are instead based on achieving a target rate (of equipment replacement or methane emission reductions).
Learn more about the BMP Commitment in the
Methane Challenge Program Best Management Practice Commitment Framework (pdf)
.
ONE Future Emissions Intensity Commitment
The ONE Future Commitment is intended to drive action to achieve segment-specific intensity targets, established through the ONE Future Partnership, which will represent emissions per volume produced or volume of throughput and add up to a 1% or less “leakage rate” along the natural gas value chain by 2025.
Learn more about the ONE Future Emissions Intensity Commitment in the
Methane Challenge Program ONE Future Emissions Intensity Commitment Framework (pdf)
Learn more about the ONE Future Partnership