How Natural Gas is Used
Natural gas is used by millions in the U.S. in an amazing amount of ways throughout multiple sectors.
Residential Sector Use –
- Space Heating (forced air systems, radiant water-based or hydronic systems, gas fireplaces, space heaters, gas logs, gas fireplace inserts, gas heat stoves)
- Water heating (storage tank, tankless/instantaneous/demand, hydronic/boiler and indirect water heaters)
- Cooking (ranges, ovens, cooktops, and grills)
- Clothes drying
- Fueling natural gas vehicles
- Fueling standby generators
Commercial Sector Use –
- Space heating
- Water heating
- Cooking
- Clothes drying
- Outdoor Lighting
- Operating refrigeration and cooling equipment
Industrial Sector Use –
- As a fuel for process heating
- In combined heat and power systems
- As a raw material (feedstock) to produce chemicals, fertilizer and hydrogen
- Large-scale heating and cooking applications
- Metals preheating and glass melting
- Drying and dehumidification
- Food processing
- Fueling industrial boilers
- Electric power generation
Agriculture Sector Use –
- Grain drying
- Irrigation pivot pumps
Transportation Sector Use –
- As fuel for residential vehicles
- As a fuel for light, medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles