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considered as a primary planning resource for future power 



generation. 



Natural gas is becoming a stronger and more important energy 



resource for the Pacific Northwest. Natural gas is plentiful in 



North America. It's economic and it's very clean, 



environmentally. The pipeline transportation system that brings 



natural gas from production to market is already in place. More 



than a million miles of pipeline exists that can carry natural 



gas from any producing point to any market point in the country. 



The reserves of natural gas in the United States and other parts 



of North America are enormous. The U.S. Department of Energy 



estimates that we have a 60 year supply of conventional reserves 



just in the continental U.S. and Canada — sufficient to supply 



us amply at present and projected use rates. We also have 



another 150 to 200 years supply of unconventional reserves. 



These are reserves that require more costly technology to 



recover, but which nonetheless are very much available. The 



supply of natural gas is not really an issue — at least not for 



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