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Glossary:Responsible gas
Natural gas that meets standards set out in a voluntary initiative. Note that the precise definition of responsible gas is not consistent across initiatives.[1]
The natural gas industry has seized upon consumers' environmental consciousness and is beginning to market "responsibly produced" gas - at a premium price. The first public transaction involving gas certified under the Responsible Gas program by Independent Energy Standards Corp. took place in September 2018 when Southwestern Energy sold an undisclosed volume to local utility company New Jersey Natural Gas. The transaction represents part of a small but growing niche of the natural gas market, in which end-users can specify that they want to purchase gas with certain attributes, such as gas produced without hydraulic fracturing or gas produced with low levels of methane emissions.
Under certifications programs, gas wells and related facilities are rated based on four key metrics: impacts to water, impacts to air and impacts to land, as well as community and social considerations. Wells are scored on a zero-to-150 scale, with wells scoring 125 to 150 given a Platinum rating, which comprises the top 10% of
operators. The next tier is Gold, which includes wells scoring 100 to 125 and includes the top quartile of producers. Wells scoring 75 to 100 fall into the Silver category, and those that rate below 75 are classified as actively improving.[2][3]