Question: How is natural gas used?

Answer:

Natural gas meets one-fourth of our country’s energy needs and is the fastest-growing major energy source in the United States.

It is used primarily as a heating source for homes and businesses; however, it is also used to manufacture a wide range of products such as fertilizer, aspirin, automobiles, steel, plastics, processed food and electric power.

Historically natural gas has been a low-cost fuel that burns cleaner, with fewer emissions than other fossil fuels.

(Source: American Gas Association.)