For years, families and businesses located on the gas main have counted on clean, dependable natural gas for heating, water heating, cooking and clothes drying. Advantages of Propane Natural gas is a good source of energy for all the above uses, but you have to live in an area that is served by a natural gas utility. Propane gas, however, can be used in areas beyond the natural gas mains. Surveys continually show that homeowners prefer gas, and propane gas can provide all of these benefits no matter where you live. Propane makes a significant contribution to meeting our nation's big appetite for energy and helps free the county of political problems that go along with being an energy importer.
Domestic production is the key to our country's well-being in another important way.
The propane industry employs 96,000 Americans who produce, deliver, and market this domestic product. An extensive nationwide pipeline system carries propane to various distribution terminals for delivery to dealers and finally, to the end-user by tank truck. What does not get shipped through the pipeline system is transported by truck, rail car, or barge. These are vast stores of our own energy source. Energy that provides jobs, eases our reliance on foreign oil, and plays a part in enhancing national security.