Oregon Department of Energy Report Concludes Palomar Gas Transmission Would Benefit Oregon
January 15, 2009
In May 2008, the Oregon Department of Energy prepared a report for Gov. Ted Kulongoski entitled “Response to Governor Kulongoski’s Request for LNG and Natural Gas Review.” The report concluded that Oregon will need additional supplies of natural gas in the future even if the state is able to meet its legislative mandate to use renewables to provide 25 percent of its electricity by 2025.
One of the report’s key findings is that Palomar Gas Transmission would help Oregon meet its need for additional supplies of energy.
“The Palomar East pipeline would provide the NW Natural system [Oregon’s largest distributor of natural gas to homes, businesses, and industry] with benefits in terms of added capacity and options for North American gas, whether or not any of the LNG terminals [proposed for Oregon] were built,” the report states on Page 12.