When temperatures plunge across the Pacific Northwest, people count on their homes to stay warm, businesses to stay open, and lights to stay on. Delivering that confidence requires natural gas and electricity to work together. The Northwest Gas Association’s 2026 Pacific Northwest Gas Market Outlook makes this connection clear: our region increasingly depends on a single interconnected energy system, with shared demands, constraints, and responsibilities. One system, two ro

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The Pacific Northwest is powered by two essential energy systems: electricity and natural gas. Both serve millions of people, both support economic growth, and both are necessary to meet the region's reliability, affordability, resilience, and environmental goals. As electricity demand grows across the region, it is equally important to recognize the scale, value, and daily importance of the natural gas system. Natural gas is not a secondary energy resource or a supporting