Opinion: Natural gas still crucial to the Washington grid; utilities need to coordinate

October 9, 2025

To understand how energy flows to every Pacific Northwest community, think of your Thanksgiving dinner. Hydroelectric dams bring the turkey, though it’s a leaner bird than in years past. Renewable sources like wind turbines, solar panels and batteries provide increasingly sizable sides but are still too meager to satisfy the group.

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