Original Article: "Report: Northwest Natural Gas Demand to Grow 12.2 Percent by 2035" Author/Source: Greg Mason, NewsData Published: July 14, 2026 A newly released industry outlook is projecting significant growth in natural gas demand across the Pacific Northwest over the next decade, while raising concerns about whether the region's existing infrastructure can keep pace. The Northwest Gas Association's 2026 Pacific Northwest Gas Market Outlook, covering Washington, Oregon,

Original Article: "Policy Choices, More Than LNG, are Driving BC's Search for New Dams" Author/Source: GlobeNewswire Published: June 25, 2026 British Columbia's provincial government has announced that BC Hydro is actively studying two large new hydroelectric dam projects, one at Site E on the Peace River and another near Bute Inlet at Homathko. Together, these proposed projects could deliver more than 1,600 megawatts of generating capacity and produce between 6,000 and 7,500

Author: Nathan Wilk (KLCC / Northwest News Network / OPB) Published: July 4, 2026 Three years after Eugene, Oregon pulled its proposed ban on new natural gas hookups in low-rise residential buildings, the city has made little measurable progress on home electrification. The original 2023 ordinance was abandoned after a Ninth Circuit ruling struck down a similar California ban on federal preemption grounds, effectively creating a legal wall for such bans nationwide. In the tim

The Reflector, Posted Monday, June 15, 2026 6:49 pm Washington Lawmaker Calls for Major Energy Grid Expansion in the Pacific Northwest Washington State Representative John Ley (R-Vancouver) is raising the alarm about the Pacific Northwest's ability to meet growing energy demands while simultaneously transitioning to clean electricity sources. Following his attendance at the Northwest Gas Association's annual conference in Sunriver, Oregon, Ley highlighted what he describes as

Published 7:56 am Tuesday, June 2, 2026 By Kelly Fukai CEO of the NW Gas Association To read on the Bend Bulletin, click here. The city of Bend is moving forward with a 20% “climate impact fee” on new homes built with natural gas equipment. Supporters say it’s time to “stop digging”, implying Bend is in a carbon hole. However, Bend isn’t in a hole, it is on a bridge. The real risk isn’t that Bend keeps digging — it’s that the city burns the bridge its citizens need before we

May 27, 2026 at 8:00 am Updated May 27, 2026 at 8:00 am By Kurt Miller and Kelly Fukai Special to The Seattle Times Click here to read at the Seattle Times Most of Washington’s public energy debate centers on AI and data centers. The April 2026 E3 resource adequacy study — which The Seattle Times editorial board rightly called an alarm for every Washingtonian in “Here’s what WA needs to do to prevent utility-bill hikes and blackouts” — should reframe that conversation. Th

The Pacific Northwest is blessed with two amazing energy infrastructures in the electric grid and in the naturalgas system. The January storm and record demand created significant stress on our energy infrastructure. We successfullyavoided an electric grid failure, however, because natural gas storage and pipelines were available to fuel theelectric generating plants that supported the electric system during this extreme weather. Also critical were ourregion’s hydropower syst

By U.S. Department of Energy WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, a key pillar of Bidenomics, the...

By Tom Banse, Washington State Standard Oregon and Washington scored big Friday in a fiercely contested national competition to grab a...

By Brett Davis (The Center Square) – Washington is the first state in the nation to mandate that new commercial and multi-family...

By Don Jenkins Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday blasted home use of natural gas as a threat to the planet and children. Hosting an...