Cleaner Energy

Natural gas provides environmental benefits: increased use gas can help address several environmental concerns simultaneously, including smog, acid rain and greenhouse gas emissions.

An Emissions Solution in Your Home

Greater direct use of natural gas for heating and cooling, water heating, cooking and clothes drying can cut carbon emissions nearly in half. That is because natural gas appliances and the network that delivers the energy to your home is extraordinarily efficient.

Electric system losses account for half the energy consumed in the U.S. residential sector. When you factor in energy use and emissions along the full fuel cycle, households with natural gas versus all-electric appliances produce 37 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Further, it's best to use natural gas directly, instead of converting it to electricity first. When natural gas is used directly, then from the place where it is extracted from the ground, to appliances in your home, natural gas achieves 92 percent energy efficiency.

An Emissions Solution in Your City

Natural gas is the cleanest alternative transportation fuel available. Compared with diesel and gasoline, natural gas can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 to 30 percent. The exhaust emissions of natural gas vehicles, when compared to those of gasoline and diesel vehicles, offer reductions of common urban pollutants:

Carbon monoxide (CO): 70 to 90% reduction

Nitrogen oxides (NOx): 75 to 95% reduction

Non-methane organic gas (NMOG): 50 to 75% reduction

Carbon dioxide (CO2): 20 to 30% reduction

Source: American Gas Association

It's Clean The direct use of natural gas achieves 92% efficiency, far better than any other energy source.	It's Convenient An endless supply of hot water,  precise control for cooking, and  faster drying time for your laundry.
It's Dependable Regardless of whether the sun is shining or the wind is blowing, natural gas is always there for you.	It's Economical Natural gas provides the best energy value, costing less than electricity,  propane and heating oil.