Benefits of Natural Gas
Natural gas provides exceptional value
Natural gas provides exceptional value
Natural gas provides exceptional value to more than eighty three million North American homes and businesses every day. It’s safe, affordable, and reliable energy that helps drive our economy while improving the quality of life for families every day. Natural gas provides comfort and convenience, lower utility bills and reduced carbon emissions. And it helps to meet our country’s growing demand for reliable and resilient energy.
Affordability
- Through its multiple, abundant sources across the region, we are able to competitively purchase gas at lower prices, store it for future use and pass those savings directly on to you, our customer.
- Tennessee homeowners can save up to 63 percent on their energy bills by switching to natural gas for heating and water heating when compared to other energy sources.
- Calculate your potential savings below today!
Reliable Supply
- Natural gas provides comfort and reliability – at a great price!
- No matter the season or weather, natural gas is safe and reliable.
- Using natural gas promotes energy independence: North America has one of the largest domestic supplies of natural gas in the world.
Safety
- Ensuring the safety of every family we serve is our highest priority.
- We monitor around-the-clock and conduct regular inspections of our pipelines to ensure the safety and security of our infrastructure.
- Natural gas utilities spend $22 billion annually to enhance the safety of natural gas distribution and transportation systems through local modernization programs.
Cleaner Energy
- Today, most of our nation’s energy needs are met by fossil fuels, and natural gas is one of the cleanest, producing the fewest emissions. The other choices – alternative and renewable sources – are not readily available and currently meet only six percent of our energy needs.
- Natural gas for heating is an environmentally responsible way to get the comfort and reliability you need.
- From the place where it is extracted from the ground, to appliances used in your home, natural gas achieves 92 percent efficiency.
- Learn more about the environmental benefits of natural gas
Calculate your Savings by Switching to Natural Gas!
- Enter the total gallons used for heating your home annually.
- Enter the price per gallon based on your most recent purchase.
- Click the calculate savings button for your potential cost savings.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some frequently asked questions about converting to or adding natural gas to your home.
How do I know if natural gas service is available in my neighborhood?
Just email or call us (866.643.4168 and choose option 5) with your street address, and we’ll tell you whether we have a natural gas main near your home. If we do, there is usually no charge to connect your home to our gas main with a service line.
What if my home is not near a natural gas main?
Depending on the distance between your home and our gas main, we may still be able to serve you. However, you may have to pay a portion of the cost for extending our gas main to your home.
I currently heat with oil. What are the benefits of changing to natural gas?
If you heat with oil, you could be experiencing the following problems:
- Frequent oil deliveries
- Unpredictable oil prices
- The high cost of maintaining old oil heating equipment
- Sooty walls, carpeting, furniture and draperies requiring constant cleaning
- Leaky oil tank (and the high cost of clean-up)
Heating with natural gas offers the following advantages:
- Natural gas burns cleaner than oil
- Natural gas is reliably supplied
- Rates are stable because of government regulation
- Natural gas heating equipment allows for a higher level of efficiency
- Switching to natural gas is simple and affordable
I currently heat my home and my water with electricity. What are the benefits of changing to natural gas?
Natural gas is the most efficient way to heat your home and your water. Consider these facts:
- With natural gas you can feel the warmth. That's because unlike cooler air from an electric heat pump, a gas furnace delivers air that's as much as 25 degrees warmer. Natural gas also delivers a steady flow of warm air that heats your home faster while using less energy.
- You can expect your gas furnace to last twice as long as an electric heat pump.
- According to the Department of Energy, 90% of the natural gas delivered directly to your home is useful energy. Electricity, on the other hand, loses more than two-thirds of its usable energy as it is generated and sent to your home.
- If you were to convert an electric water heater to a natural gas water heater, you would save the same amount of carbon dioxide emissions in one year as recycling 1.7 tons of waste.
I currently use propane. What are the advantages of changing to natural gas?
Since propane prices are not regulated, they can rise quickly when supplies get tight in winter. Heating with propane also requires you to have a storage tank on your property, and you have to pay your supplier every time it's filled. With natural gas, you don’t need a storage tank; we send it to your home through underground pipes, as you need it. And you pay for natural gas only after you use it.
Converting your propane furnace, boiler, water heater, range or dryer is easy. You don't have to buy new appliances; just have a qualified contractor adjust your current propane appliances to run on natural gas. Call us at 866.643.4168 and choose option 5 to learn more.
Who should convert my systems to natural gas?
Only a qualified contractor should remove your old equipment and install a new natural gas water heater, furnace or boiler. Call us at 866.643.4168 and choose option 5 to learn more.
I already have natural gas service in my home for my stove. How can I convert other systems to run on natural gas?
You'll need to have a qualified contractor do the work. Call us at 866.643.4168 and choose option 5 to learn more.
