{"id":2220119,"date":"2024-04-13T11:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T15:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pse-may-need-to-look-at-resources-that-start-on-natural-gas-before-power-shortage\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T11:55:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T15:55:12","slug":"pse-may-need-to-look-at-resources-that-start-on-natural-gas-before-power-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pse-may-need-to-look-at-resources-that-start-on-natural-gas-before-power-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"PSE should consider utilizing natural gas resources to address potential power shortages"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpse-may-need-to-look-at-resources-that-start-on-natural-gas-before-power-shortage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2220119&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Puget Sound Energy, Washington&#8217;s\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/energy-equity-california-electricity-companies-propose-billing-based-on-income\/\" title=\"Energy 'Equity': California Electricity Companies Propose Billing Based on Income\">main utility provider<\/a>, \u2062faces an impending energy shortfall by 2030. Natural gas might be part of their solution,\u200d as stated in a recent presentation to the\u200d Northwest Power and Conservation Council. The move away from coal-fired electricity due to regulatory \u2062changes poses challenges, requiring significant capacity expansion within six years to meet demands. Puget Sound Energy, \u200cthe primary utility provider in Washington, is expected to encounter an\u200b energy\u200b deficit by 2030. The consideration of utilizing natural gas as\u200b a solution was highlighted in a recent presentation to the Northwest Power\u2062 and Conservation \u2063Council. Regulatory\u200d shifts away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/power-grid-operator-warns-that-shut-down-of-coal-plant-may-disrupt-millions\/\" title=\"Coal plant shutdown may cause major power disruptions for millions, warns grid operator\">coal-fired\u2062 power<\/a> will necessitate substantial capacity growth within six years to address rising demands.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Puget Sound Energy, the state\u2019s largest utility provider, is facing a significant energy shortage by the end of the decade unless it finds more resources. One of its officials recently acknowledged the plan could initially include natural gas. <\/p>\n<p>According to a recent <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwcouncil.org\/calendar\/council-meeting-2024-04-09\/\">presentation<\/a><\/strong> to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, PSE\u2019s Vice President for Clean Energy Strategy and Planning Josh Jacobs <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/932704273#t=4m58s\">said<\/a><\/strong> that the utility could have a 2,700 megawatt capacity shortage by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Among the reasons for the energy shortage is a provision under the Clean Energy Transformation Act of 2019 prohibiting utilities from using electricity derived from coal-fire plants starting in 2025. According to Jacobs, it will represent a loss of 750 megawatts in electrical power moving forward that will need to be replaced with something else.<\/p>\n<p>Coal is among several energy sources, such as natural gas, that has been the target of efforts to \u201cdecarbonize\u201d the state\u2019s energy sector. While natural gas could be kept around to aid the transition away from carbon-emitting electricity sources, new houses may not be able to use it for cooking and heating if an updated building code currently under legal challenge is upheld. <\/p>\n<p>Jacobs told the council that resource adequacy is \u201ccertainly a theme within the walls of PSE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Overall, in just six years the utility will need to expand its current energy capacity by 6,700 megawatts to comply with CETA and meet demand, which Jacobs described as a \u201cdaunting challenge\u201d because it \u201cis more generation than we\u2019ve invested in over the last 100 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although PSE could utilize energy sources that allow for four<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-boosts-battery-storage-capacity-by-757-percent-in-4-years\/\" title=\"California's battery storage capacity surges by 757% in just 4 years.\">-hour storage<\/a>, Jacobs said \u201cwe need to pair with something that\u2019s longer.\u201d While wind and solar energy has been added to PSE\u2019s portfolio, relying on them to meet demand puts the system\u2019s reliability at risk.<\/p>\n<p>Potentially among more reliable resources is nuclear power. PSE is currently working on a feasibility study for a small modular nuclear reactor facility, while also working with Form Energy on a 10-megawatt iron-air long duration battery storage facility.<\/p>\n<p>However, Jacobs warned the council that some of the technologies they\u2019re investing in won\u2019t go online by the time the energy demands arrive. To close the gap, he said they may need \u201chybrid-peaking resources that help us today but have a pathway to a sustainable future. We may need to look at resources that start on natural gas, or a percentage of natural gas, blend it with hydrogen, (and) backed it up with renewable diesel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Concerns about regional energy resource adequacy have been raised numerous times in the years following CETA\u2019s passage in 2019. At a 2021 resource adequacy <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xJI1FYqjWUM\">meeting<\/a><\/strong> between the State Department of Commerce and the Utilities and Transportation Commission, Benton County PUD General Manager Rick Dunn told them that the state faces an enormous energy gap that could threaten system stability in a way not seen since the 2000-2001 Western energy crisis.<\/p>\n<p>An E3 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethree.com\/e3-projects-substantial-capacity-shortfall-in-the-pacific-northwest\/\">study<\/a><\/strong> released the same year CETA was enacted warned that the entire Pacific Northwest faced a 7,000 megawatt near-term capacity shortage by 2025 and up to 10,000 megawatts by 2030, noting that \u201cplanned resource additions do not fill this gap.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Puget Sound Energy, Washington state&#8217;s major utility provider, anticipates a looming energy deficit by 2030. In response, the company is considering additional resources, with natural gas playing a potential role. 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