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Cascade Natural Gas
Kennewick
Manufacturers large and small rely on a dependable supply of natural gas for
energy. Cascade Natural Gas Corp. is one of four utility subsidiaries of MDU
Resources, which provides energy to rural communities across eight states.
In Washington and Oregon, they serve nearly 300,000 customers across 68
mostly rural communities, and employ 240 people.
Above: Tri-Cities community leaders look over the control room.
Adrian Scott, a senior gas controller for Cascade Natural Gas, is one of a
small team that works 12-hour shifts monitoring and responding to any
issues in the company’s natural gas supply network. Scott, who formerly
worked at a depot destroying mustard gas and other chemical weapons,
said this job is less stressful: “After doing demo work, this is pretty easy.”