Today our natural gas system is a powerhouse

Comfort Zone newsletter, Oregon, November 2022, p. 2

Renewable natural gas for the pipeline

NW Natural procures natural gas from Canada and the Rocky Mountain region, two of the most stringently regulated production areas in North America.1Canada’s Oil & Natural Gas Producers, Environmental Action & ConservationBC Oil & Gas Commission, Methane ReductionColorado Oil & Gas Association factsheets We deliver that natural gas to customers using our local distribution system—one of the most modern in the U.S. Now we’re using our modern system to deliver renewable natural gas to customers.

Renewable natural gas (RNG) is not a fossil fuel and does not add more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. It’s made by converting gases from organic waste streams into carbon-neutral fuel.2Renewable Sources of Natural Gas: Supply and Emissions Reduction Assessment. An American Gas Foundation report prepared by ICF, 2019, pgs. 44-49

In just the first two months of purchasing RNG for customers in 2021, it represented 0.21% of our Oregon sales load delivered to customers. Today, we have agreements with options to purchase or develop RNG totaling 3% of our annual sales volume in Oregon. For context on this rapid progress, the U.S. is at about 12% for wind and solar energy used for electric generation3U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Explained—after more than two decades of active development and public policy support.

NW Natural’s dependable pipeline system

6% of Oregon’s emissions

The natural gas our residential and commercial customers use accounts for around 6% of Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions7NW Natural sales load data from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality In-Boundary Greenhouse Gas Inventory, 2019 data

Visit nwnatural.com/ESGreport for more facts and resources from our 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report.