From the Midwest to the Pacific Coast, investor-owned utilities Black Hills Corp. and NW Natural have shored up renewable natural gas (RNG) and investments in the biofuel over the first three months of the year. Days before hosting the first quarter conference call, NW Natural Holdings Co. CEO David Anderson said the company opened its…
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NW Natural Shoring Up Hydrogen, RNG Investments as Natural Gas Costs Nearly Double
As Portland, OR-based utility NW Natural continues hydrogen testing, management put the spotlight on investments into renewable natural gas (RNG) during the quarterly earnings update. Through separate contracts with Archaea Energy Inc., BP Products North America Inc. and Element Markets LLC, NW Natural has procured about 2.1 MMBtu of RNG. When paired with investments to…
NW Natural Taking Partners for More U.S. RNG Production
Portland-based NW Natural is partnering with Idaho-based BioCarbN to invest up to $38 million in four U.S. renewable natural gas (RNG) production projects. The joint projects involve ones with a Tyson Foods Inc. facility in Nebraska to produce biomethane from its wastewater treatment unit, according NW Natural’s Scott Johnson, interim director of Renewable Resources. “These…
NW Natural’s Customer Base Expanding Despite Pandemic, with RNG Opportunities Eyed
Portland, OR-based NW Natural executives on Friday talked up prospects in the renewable natural gas (RNG) sector and the growth in the customer base, which has come despite depressed demand from Covid-19. CEO David Anderson during the second quarter conference call said construction and conversions have led to adding more than 13,000 customers during the…
Pacific Northwest Utilities Step Lightly on Different Paths Through Pandemic
Two Pacific Northwest natural gas-plus utilities reported Friday their separate approaches to maintaining essential services in the midst of the Covid-19 lockdown.
NW Natural Planning More RNG Purchases as Decarbonization Continues
NW Natural is analyzing more low-carbon options, such as renewable natural gas (RNG) and power-to gas in efforts to decarbonize its natural gas-only utility business while expanding into the water utility sector as a hedge against increasing pressure to cut fossil fuel use.
NW Natural Ushering in Unique ‘No-Notice’ NatGas Storage in Oregon
After close collaboration for years by Portland, OR-based utilities NW Natural and Portland General Electric (PGE), a unique natural gas storage service is closer to becoming a reality in the Pacific Northwest in response to an evolving electric-gas sector relationship that has become more critical with renewables growth.
Industry Brief
Portland, OR-basedNW Natural is moving ahead with preliminary design, analysis and economic assessments for the expansion of the utility’s Mist underground gas storage facility in northwest Oregon to support new generation units planned byPortland General Electric(PGE) at its Port Westward gas-fired complex. The gas utility is now finalizing a request for approval of a rate for the storage services from theOregon Public Utility Commission. The project would include development of new storage wells, a compressor station and pipelines. NW Natural is preparing budget estimates to review with PGE leading up to a mutual decision on whether to proceed. A decision is expected by the end of the year.
Oregon Racing Ahead to Expand CNG Vehicle Use
Aided by a new state law, NW Natural is accelerating its initiative to expand the use and fueling infrastructure for natural gas vehicles (NGV), and CEO Gregg Kantor, speaking on a 2Q2013 earnings conference call Wednesday, said that there is a statewide interest in developing natural gas as a transportation fuel.