Through the comments, APGA urged DOE to maintain fuel neutrality in any FOA it issues. To support fuel neutrality, the comment letter pointed to the important role that public gas utilities, and the natural gas industry more broadly, play in helping achieve decarbonization goals, as well as highlighting the recent 9th Circuit decision that overturned a gas ban ordinance in Berkeley, CA due to federal preemption. The comment letter also offered pertinent metrics for DOE to take into consideration when distributing funds, as well as suggestions to ensure disadvantaged communities can best take advantage of any funding.