How many homes can natural gas power?

Natural gas serves nearly 66.7 million homes; 5.4 million businesses like hotels, restaurants, hospitals, schools and supermarkets; 192,000 factories; and 1,900 electric generating units.

Does natural gas come in a tank?

Natural gas is not stored in household tanks because the symmetry of its molecule makes it hard to liquify. You could store methane in a tank in the gas state but it has such low density in the gas state that you could not store a usable amount.

How is natural gas distributed throughout the world?

Gas is distributed using 305,000 miles of transmission pipelines (see map), while an additional 2.2 million miles of distribution pipes transport gas within utility service areas.

How is natural gas transmitted?

Natural gas can be transported on land via pipeline or on water via ship. Most of the world’s natural gas is delivered by pipeline. Large networks of pipelines quickly deliver natural gas on land to major processing facilities and end consumers 2.

How many customers does natural gas have in the US?

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How much natural gas does a home use in a year?

We note that heating water and households by natural gas uses twice the power of household electricity. Total average household power usage: 6,000 kWh electricity plus 12,000 kWh gas equivalent = 18,000 kWh per year.

Is it cheaper to use natural gas or propane?

Efficiency and Cost Propane is usually more expensive than natural gas, but the same amount produces about twice as much heat. In some areas, natural gas is more economical, and in others, propane costs less. Both types of fuel are more efficient and less expensive than electricity in many regions.

How do you distribute natural gas?

The natural gas to be distributed is typically depressurized at or near the citygate, as well as scrubbed and filtered (even though it has already been processed prior to distribution through interstate pipelines) to ensure low moisture and particulate content.