b'Natural GasOVERVIEW There are two major natural gas pipeline systems Natural gas is used throughout Idaho to heat homes,that traverse Idaho. The Gas Transmission Northwest generate electricity, power businesses, move vehicles,Pipeline system originates in Canada and enters Idaho and contribute to industrial processes. Slightly moreat its northern border, crosses southwest through the than half of Idaho households use natural gas as thepanhandle, and continues down into Washington, primary energy source to heat their homes, thoughOregon, and then California. The Williams Northwest the industrial sector is the largest natural gas- Pipeline system runs from the San Juan Basin in consuming sector in Idaho, accounting for aboutsouthwestern Colorado across Idahos Snake River 30 percent of total gas use.1 Plain to the Pacic Northwest and Canada. This second system is bi-directional, so it can supply Gas-red power plants burn natural gas to generatenatural gas to Idaho either from Canada or from electricity and come in two varieties: simple cycleWyoming and Colorado.combustion turbine (SCCT), plants that burn gas to spin a turbine, and combined-cycle combustionIdaho does not have any signicant oil, coal, or turbine (CCCT), plants that also capture exhaustnatural gas resources of its own. According to the heat from the turbine to produce additionalEIA, exploration for petroleum in Idaho began in electricity. CCCTs are often used for baseload1903, but, despite promising geology in the states generation due to their higher eciency. Gas-redsoutheast and southwest, no commercial reserves plants have a relatively low initial capital cost, arewere discovered until recently. Over 150 wells have highly reliable, provide operating exibility, andbeen drilled between 1903 and 1988 in attempts have lower emissions than coal plants. Idaho hasto discover natural gas. In 2014, Idaho reported two CCCT plants: the Langley Gulch Plant in Newproved natural gas reserves for the rst time.3 The Plymouth and the Lancaster Plant near Rathdrum.limited, known supplies of natural gas are conned There are also several SCCT plants, used asto Southeast Idaho. Payette County contains peaker plants, including the Danskin and Bennettconventional natural gas reservoirs that do not Mountain plants near Mountain Home and therequire fracking for gas extraction.4 Idaho now has Rathdrum plant near Rathdrum.2 seven producing wells (see Table 1).TABLE 1.Natural Gas. Idaho Governors Office of Energy and Mineral ResourcesIdaho Natural Gas ProductionWell Name/Number US Well Number Date Production BeganML Investments 1-3 11-075-20026 2/26/2015ML Investments 1-11 11-075-20025 8/4/2015ML Investments 2-10 11-075-20022 8/29/2015Kauman 1-9 11-075-20027 2/13/2016ML Investments 2-3 11-075-20029 3/1/2016DJS Properties 1-15 11-075-20020 2/28/2017ML Investments 3-10 UC 11-075-20031 2/28/2018ML Investments 1-3 11-075-20026 2/26/2015Information in this table should be updated yearly to mirror the Natural Gas Production in Idaho table presented here: https://oemr.idaho.gov/sources/natural-gas/Natural Gas 115'