ELECTRIFICATION: Sorting Out Where Natural Gas Supply Fits In

摘要

Electrification should not be confused with electrocution, although many players in the natural gas industry may be inclined to say the two might yield similar results for their chosen sector.It's a word that is gaining attention these days from the corporate and regulatory boardrooms to the oilfields where hydraulic fracturing and other innovations have vaulted the United States into the global lead for both oil and natural gas production. White papers and webinars on the subject have been popping up all over.In late October, the Oregon-based Northwest Gas Association held an Internet-based program featuring the executive director of a grass roots organization, Californians for Balanced Energy Solutions (C4BES), which was formed in 2018 to serve as a buffer against an aggressive push in California to decarbonize the state's power industry and other areas as a hedge against the impacts of climate change.