Natural Gas

Canadian Energy: United States Energy Association

Energy Council of Canada

“The Biden administration announced a pause on LNG export facilities. What will that mean? The U.S. is the number one producer and became the number one exporter of natural gas in the second half of 2022, following the Russian invasion, when Europe decided to cut access to Russia’s pipelines.”

Canadian Energy: Canadian Gas Association

Energy Council of Canada

“The challenge is the U.S. IRA had the effect of people looking at the capital that was going to go to those projects, potentially going to the U.S. To level that playing field, we made a formal proposal to Finance Canada for an investment tax credit that would support production of renewable natural gas.”

Innovation Panel

USEA

“In our proposals and plans for the HyVelocity Hub, about 80% of the hydrogen production is going to come from hydrogen produced with natural gas. Another 20% will come from electrolysis. It’s important that we’re increasingly understanding the carbon intensity of hydrogen. The Open Hydrogen Initiative will help with that.”

The Latest on Gas System Resiliency

American Gas Association

“We don’t necessarily have the regulatory mechanisms in place that allow the regulators to be able to evaluate assets that are designed for those low-frequency but high-impact events.”

Talking Renewable Natural Gas

MDU Resources

“In Washington and Oregon, there is a larger push for decarbonization of our gas stream. We’re looking at purchasing RNG and providing both to all customers, and also providing that as a separate program for people who are interested in taking RNG at a slightly higher price.”

NW Natural Water in New Waters

Unique Conversations

“The water and wastewater utility industry is similar to the gas utility industry. We’ve been successful in core competencies building and operating pressurized pipe, delivering a product underground, and working in a highly-regulated environment.”

The State and Future of Gas

American Gas Association

“It is getting more difficult to expand infrastructure. Congress has allocated money to expand infrastructure. We’re not asking for a handout from taxpayers. We’re just asking for regulators to permit the infrastructure.”