SoCalGas Fined $175,000 for Falsely Telling Consumers Natural Gas Is ‘Renewable’

California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference in Sacramento on June 28, 2022. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo

Southern California Gas Company will pay $175,000 in penalties for misleading consumers about the environmental attributes of natural gas, officials announced on Aug. 14.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the settlement in connection with “numerous unqualified environmental marketing claims” the utility made in 2019 that natural gas is “renewable,” according to a release.