One of the easiest ways to reduce our carbon footprint is to improve energy efficiency. The natural gas industry has a long history of working with homeowners and businesses to help consumers save energy. Learn about Zero Net Energy Homes, energy efficient programs & technologies and, natural gas vehicles in this section.
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Energy Efficiency
/ Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficiency
/ Zero Net Energy
Zero Net Energy,(ZNE)E homes and buildings, combine renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency measures to achieve net zero energy consumption.
/ Energy Efficiency & Weatherization
Efficiency programs offered by Natural Gas utilities have yielded many benefits for their customers, such as rebates for high-efficiency natural gas furnaces, water heaters, and smart thermostats and savings from reduced energy costs. Weatherization measures may include replacing old heating and cooling systems, replacing leaky windows and doors, repairing leaks, and making electric and water saving improvements.
/ Energy Efficient Technologies
Energy Efficient natural gas technologies offer cost effective methods to reduce energy use and in many cases, greenhouse gas emissions.
/ Source to Site Energy
Understanding the difference between source energy and site energy is important when discuss-ing energy efficiency, decarbonization and greenhouse gas accounting. The direct use of Natural Gas is almost two times more efficient than electricity when comparing energy on a source basis.
/ Natural Gas Vehicles
The transportation sector is currently the largest source of emissions in the United States and second largest in Canada. A solution to reducing these emissions and meeting stricter clean air standards is utilizing cleaner vehicles, such as Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV).
