Environmental

Corning Natural Gas does many things to meet sustainable and low carbon emissions standards, according to our Gas System Long Term Plan (GSLTP). The company projects it will reduce emissions from 1990 levels to 2044 by 49% using multiple methods.

The company is directly connected to local gas supply including Trenton Black River and Marcellus natural gas which eliminates some longer pipeline transportation deliveries and helps lower emissions.

The company filed its final GSLTP 20-year plan on June 30, 2025. This was a NYSPSC requirement of all gas utilities and outlines how we will reduce our emissions over the next twenty years by implementing some of the strategies listed below. The plan will be updated every three years.

Corning Natural Gas GSLTP Core Objectives

• Safety, reliability, and resiliency for Corning Gas's customers and communities are the core objectives of our corporate principles and are noted throughout the GSLTP.

• Corning supports NY policy objectives to reduce the State's GHG emissions and the development of programs to address the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act's (CLCPA) statewide targets. Other strategies to lower carbon emissions include increasing efficiencies through weatherization of customer homes and businesses and encouraging the use of hybrid heating systems. Hydrogen blending is another possibility we may explore in the future.

• Corning Gas is focused on affordability for all customers.

• Corning Gas will complete its Leak Prone Pipe Replacement Program (LPP) for the safety of all its customers. The LPP Replacement Program is expected to be completed by 2029 - reducing methane leaks to near-zero.

• Corning Gas is using its pipe for other uses, such as renewable natural gas (RNG) and responsibly-sourced gas (RSG) In 2024, Corning completed two RNG projects. One project, located at a local landfill, captures gas generated from the decomposing waste buried below ground. The landfill gas is processed to strip out unwanted compounds, leaving behind pure methane. The methane is compressed and piped directly into Corning's distribution system for use by our customers. The second project involves the anaerobic digestion of cow manure generated at an upstate New York dairy farm. Bacteria break down the manure generating methane which is then collected, processed, compressed and loaded into large tanks at high pressure. These tanks are transported via tractor trailer to Corning's distribution system. These projects recover energy, in the form of methane, that otherwise would have been flared off at the landfill or simply vented to atmosphere at the dairy farm. Each project can replace approximately 400,000 standard cubic feet of traditional "pipeline" natural gas per day. The company has plans to utilize more RNG in the future as a cost effective, lower emissions source of energy. Energy Efficiency programs will be initiated by Corning Gas. The Company will administer and otherwise support energy efficiency and will continue to do so, subject to ongoing regulatory processes.

• Focus on supply-based decarbonization actions that target "core" residential and small commercial retail customers, for which Corning Gas procures gas supply.

• Preserve natural gas infrastructure and Corning Gas as a NY Corporation, locally headquartered as a major employer and contributor of economic vitality to its service territory.

Our most recent Employee Engagement Survey had a 81% response rate. One of the highest ranking answers was, "The work I do is meaningful." Additionally, we maintain internal goals for our employee net promoter score, which is a metric for assessing our employee engagement.

Our employees receive mandatory sexual harassment and diversity training annually, year-round cybersecurity training, OSHA training, various work place safety trainings, and various operator qualified training for field personnel.

We are members of the Corning Area Chamber of Commerce and the Hammondsport Chamber of Commerce. We donate thousands of dollars to various local charities in our service territory. We are proud of our commitments and of our employees who make a difference in our communities where we both work and live. Company employees donate their time to the annual United Way Day of Caring (photo above)