Electricity

Clean and affordable natural gas generates more than 30 percent of the electricity in the U.S. That not only lowers electricity costs for consumers and businesses, but it’s also good news for the environment. Natural gas is the cleanest-burning fossil fuel, and it produces roughly half as much carbon dioxide and an even smaller fraction of other emission generated by coal. That’s why electric utilities across the country are rapidly switching from coal to natural gas as a way to combat climate change and reduce pollution.

Home Heating

Natural gas currently heats about one in four homes in the U.S., but that number is growing rapidly as more homeowners and developers realize that natural gas costs significantly less than electric heating. The annual cost of heating your home with natural gas can be less than half the cost of electric heating, which can amount to hundreds, if not thousands of dollars in savings each year for most homeowners.

Transportation

Municipalities across the country are converting their transportation fleets to clean-burning natural gas – both because of the significant cost-savings, as well as the dramatically lower emissions. Natural gas vehicles produce 20 to 30 percent fewer carbon emissions than gasoline vehicles, and anywhere from 50 to 95 percent fewer emissions of other common air pollutants. That’s one more way the natural gas industry is stepping up in a major way to dramatically improve air quality in cities and towns across the U.S.

Manufacturing

Thanks to the discovery of vast new supplies of domestic natural gas, the U.S. is now in the midst of a major resurgence of manufacturing. After decades of decline and millions of jobs lost overseas, manufacturers are finally coming back to the U.S. because of clean-burning, low-cost natural gas. But in order for Ohio, Michigan and other markets in the U.S. Midwest to take advantage of this economic resurgence, the region needs updated natural gas infrastructure to connect manufacturers to the abundant supply of gas coming out of eastern Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Products

While many consumers may not realize it, most of the products we use on a daily basis are derived from natural gas. From laundry detergent and water bottles to the insulation in our homes and pretty much every polymer and plastic in between, natural gas is a key ingredient in most of the products that make our lives as comfortable and convenient as they are.

• Paint
• Tires
• Detergent
• Footwear
• Sweaters
• Electronics
• Bottles
• Toys
• Lenses
• Diapers