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