Gill Ranch Storage
220 NW 2nd Ave , Portland, Oregon, United States

The Gill Ranch Storage Facility is owned jointly by Gill Ranch Storage LLC (75% ownership), a wholly owned subsidiary of NW Natural, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (25% ownership), a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation.

About Our Owners

Northwest Natural Holding Company, (NYSE: NWN) (NW Natural Holdings), is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and through its subsidiaries has been doing business for 160 years in the Pacific Northwest. It owns NW Natural Gas Company (NW Natural), NW Natural Water Company (NW Natural Water), and other business interests and activities.  NW Natural is a local distribution company that currently provides natural gas service to approximately two million people in more than 140 communities through more than 750,000 meters in Oregon and Southwest Washington with one of the most modern pipeline systems in the nation. NW Natural consistently leads the industry with high J.D. Power & Associates customer satisfaction scores.  NW Natural has 19 Bcf of storage in Oregon with 3 Bcf supporting renewables. NW Natural Holdings’ subsidiaries own and operate 34 Bcf of underground gas storage capacity.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s primary business is the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California. The service area stretches from Eureka in the north to Bakersfield in the south, and from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Sierra Nevada in the east.

The Facility

Gill Ranch Storage is an underground intra-state natural gas storage facility near Fresno, Calif. It includes a pipeline that links the facility to Pacific Gas & Electric Company's (PG&E) mainline transmission system, allowing it to serve customers throughout California.

• GRS has the capacity to provide approximately 20 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of underground natural gas storage.
• The facility is located about 25 miles west of Fresno and includes an approximately 27-mile, 30-inch pipeline, which is connected to the PG&E Line 401 north of Panoche, Calif.
• The premium storage location offers a unique opportunity to access five interconnects.
• The site was developed in a joint agreement by Gill Ranch Storage, LLC, a subsidiary of NW Natural, and PG&E.
• The site has potential for future expansion.

Gill Ranch is an excellent site for California storage customers. It is:

• Located just off PG&E line 401, at a point on the PG&E pipeline system with distinct locational advantages.
• The farthest south of all independent storage facilities on the PG&E system, offering a unique opportunity to access five interconnects.
• Well positioned to accept natural gas from emerging supply sources as well as to serve new electric generation and growing consumer markets.