Start your Green PathSM journey
Green PathSM, our voluntary program, supplements your natural gas usage with a combination of renewable natural gas (RNG) attributes and carbon offsets1 to allow you to effectively offset the carbon emissions of your natural gas usage.
If you choose to enroll, an additional cost of $0.225 per therm will be added as a new line item to your billing statement, based on your selected participation level. Your selected participation level is the percentage of your monthly natural gas therm usage that you designate to participate in the Green PathSM program.
Steps to sign up for Green PathSM
- Click Enroll in Green Path button above.
- Log into your account. If you don't have an account, it is easy to set up.
- Click on Green Path on the left-side navigation.
- Click on the Enroll button.
- Confirm your service account address and account number.
- Select the usage level you want to participate in: 25%, 50% or 100%
- Check the box to agree to the terms and conditions.
- Click Enroll and you are signed up.
Enroll in Green Path 1 2
1 Carbon offsets that we purchase for NIPSCO are on a global scale and will be registered, recognized, and retired by such registries as Verra; Climate Action Reserve; American Carbon Registry; UN CDP; or The Gold Standard. M-RETS®, a non-profit organization that utilizes a web-based system, tracks and confirms the RNG attributes we acquire.2 The Rider is available to:
(a) Residential and non-residential general service customers who receive service under Rate 311, Rate 315, Rate 321 and Rate 325, and
(b) Customers who are current on their natural gas bill and have no past due balance
The rider is not available to CHOICE, Gas Universal Service, Dependabill or Price Protection Service (“PPS”) customers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is NIPSCO interested in offering the Green Path Program? Is NIPSCO looking at options beyond RNG (Renewable Natural Gas) to reduce emissions? - NIPSCO
- GreenPath
Green Path Cost Calculator 3
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Examples of the estimated monthly cost based on your choices
The participation level you select allows you to match your entire monthly natural usage with renewable natural gas using the 100% level, and you also have the option to match only 50% or 25% of your monthly usage.
The additional cost is calculated by adding 22.5 cents ($0.225) per Therm of natural gas used to your monthly bill multiplied by your participation level.
100% Participation Level2
Example: If you are enrolled in the 100% Participation Level and use 100 Therms per month, you can expect to pay $22.50 more per month for Green Path. How it’s calculated:
100 Therms used x 100% participation level = 100 Therms applied to Green Path
100 Green Path Therms x $0.225 = $22.50 per month for Green Path
50% Participation Level2
Example: If you are enrolled in the 50% Participation Level and use 100 Therms per month, you can expect to pay $11.25 more per month for Green Path. How it’s calculated:
100 Therms used x 50% participation level = 50 Therms applied to Green Path
50 Green Path Therms x $0.225 = $11.25 per month for Green Path
25% Participation Level2
Example: If you are enrolled in the 25% Participation Level and use 100 Therms per month, you can expect to pay $5.63 more per month for Green Path (25 Therms x $0.225). How it’s calculated:
100 Therms used x 25% participation level = 25 Therms applied to Green Path
25 Green Path Therms x $0.225 = $5.63 per month for Green Path
2 Actual cost will be calculated by NIPSCO and will vary from month to month according to your actual electricity natural gas use.