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NW Natural in existential fight as Oregon eyes electrification - oregonlive.com

Within days of Eugene’s first-in-Oregon ban on natural gas hook-ups in new homes, NW Natural launched a campaign to overturn the controversial ordinance at the ballot box.

The aggressive response is part of the 160-year-old utility’s fight against what most energy experts and forecasters now assume is an inevitable step to reaching an emission-free future – going all electric.