Natural gas is Affordable

America’s abundance of natural gas resources and extensive energy infrastructure can satisfy current and future domestic energy demand while keeping prices affordable and stable for decades into the future.

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0 x More affordable than electricity

Natural gas is 3.5 times more affordable than electricity and significantly more affordable than several other residential energy sources for the same amount of energy delivered.

Natural gas is Affordable. Stable. Predictable.

Natural gas is projected to be ½ to ⅓ the price of other fuels through 2050.

Projected Cost

It is projected that natural gas will cost significantly less than electricity for the next 30 years.

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Natural Gas Savings

Households that use natural gas for heating, cooking and clothes drying save an average of $1,030 per year compared to homes using electricity for those applications.

Families Save $0B

Over ten years The low cost of natural gas has saved families a total of $99 billion over 10 years.

Businesses Save $0B+

Commercial and industrial customers have saved more than $655 billion over the last decade by using natural gas.

Right Now

Somewhere in the U.S., a home or business is signing up for natural gas service.

Thousands of Businesses

More than 21,000 businesses sign up to use natural gas each year.

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In 2024, 20,000 miles of new distribution lines were added across the United States, serving one new customer every minute of every day.

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