A method of using a natural gas storage facility to reduce the effect of diurnal demand on a natural gas source, the method comprising the steps of: introducing a natural gas into the natural gas storage facility during a non-peak period of demand; operating the natural gas storage facility during the non-peak period of demand such that a guard bed system removes a natural gas impurity from the introduced natural gas, selectively separates the introduced natural gas into a heavy natural gas component and a light natural gas component, and retains the heavy natural gas component during the non-peak period of demand, the light natural gas component passes from the guard bed system into an adsorption bed system, and the adsorption bed system adsorbs the light natural gas component into a light natural gas adsorbent and retains the light natural gas component during the non-peak period of demand; operating the natural gas storage facility during a period of peak demand such that the guard bed system releases the heavy natural gas component, the adsorption bed system releases the light natural gas component from the light natural gas adsorbent, and the released heavy natural gas component and the released light natural gas component mix to form a released natural gas product having a thermal value; and introducing the released natural gas product into the natural gas source during the peak period of demand; where the natural gas storage facility comprises the adsorption bed system that fluidly couples to the guard bed system, where the natural gas source contains the natural gas, and where the natural gas includes an impurity, a light natural gas component and a heavy natural gas component, and has a thermal value. introducing a natural gas into the natural gas storage facility during a non-peak period of demand; operating the natural gas storage facility during the non-peak period of demand such that a guard bed system removes a natural gas impurity from the introduced natural gas, selectively separates the introduced natural gas into a heavy natural gas component and a light natural gas component, and retains the heavy natural gas component during the non-peak period of demand, the light natural gas component passes from the guard bed system into an adsorption bed system, and the adsorption bed system adsorbs the light natural gas component into a light natural gas adsorbent and retains the light natural gas component during the non-peak period of demand; a guard bed system removes a natural gas impurity from the introduced natural gas, selectively separates the introduced natural gas into a heavy natural gas component and a light natural gas component, and retains the heavy natural gas component during the non-peak period of demand, the light natural gas component passes from the guard bed system into an adsorption bed system, and the adsorption bed system adsorbs the light natural gas component into a light natural gas adsorbent and retains the light natural gas component during the non-peak period of demand; operating the natural gas storage facility during a period of peak demand such that the guard bed system releases the heavy natural gas component, the adsorption bed system releases the light natural gas component from the light natural gas adsorbent, and the released heavy natural gas component and the released light natural gas component mix to form a released natural gas product having a thermal value; and introducing the released natural gas product into the natural gas source during the peak period of demand; the guard bed system releases the heavy natural gas component, the adsorption bed system releases the light natural gas component from the light natural gas adsorbent, and the released heavy natural gas component and the released light natural gas component mix to form a released natural gas product having a thermal value; and introducing the released natural gas product into the natural gas source during the peak period of demand; where the natural gas storage facility comprises the adsorption bed system that fluidly couples to the guard bed system, where the natural gas source contains the natural gas, and where the natural gas includes an impurity, a light natural gas component and a heavy natural gas component, and has a thermal value.