Natural Gas Facts

• Natural Gas is colorless, shapeless and odorless in its pure form. A sulfur-containing organic compound called mercaptan is added prior to distribution to give it an odor to help detect possible leaks.
• Natural Gas is formed primarily of Methane.
• Natural Gas accounts
  • 24% of the energy consumed
  • 43% Industrial use
  • 22% residential use
  • 14% commercial use
  • 18% is for electric generation
• Natural gas becomes a liquid at –260 F at normal pressures
• According to the Department of Energy, natural gas is the lowest cost conventional energy source. It costs nearly 30% less per BTU than any other conventional source.
• More homes in the United States are heated with natural gas than any other energy sources.
• When natural gas is burned it produces mostly carbon dioxide and water vapor. These are the same substances emitted when people breathe.