Reduce Natural Gas Use 10%

Americans have been reducing their Natural Gas use, even with more options available to use it, while maintaining a very slow increase in electricity (that does not correspond with the reduction of natural gas use). As of 2007, the average US home used 980 therms (ccf) of Natural Gas per year. The less you use something, the more difficult it is to cut down on the use. However, there is always a way!

Did you know that natural gas is used to make the fertilizer for your lawn and industrial farmers? Manufacturing 1 ton of anhydrous ammonia fertilizer requires 33,500 cubic feet of natural gas.

Clothes Dryer – Use the clothesline. Dry like-weight fabrics together. Use low heat setting. Use moisture sensor rather than timer. Dry only full loads.

Furnace – Turn down 2 degrees. Use programmable thermostats to lower temperate 5-10 degrees when you’re not home are asleep not using that particular zone.

Oven – Ignore the preheat cycle. Everything except cookies can easily go in prior to the oven being at full temperature. This will also save at least 5 minutes baking time. Turn off for the last 5-10 minutes of the baking/roasting. Don’t use the auto-clean feature.

Stove – cover everything you cook. It takes far less energy to cook when the heat isn’t escaping out of the pan. Use the lowest possible heat setting - Less heat rises uselessly around the pan. Use your microwave to start the cooking. Use it to fully cook vegetables.

Water Heater – Decrease shower time, take cooler showers, don’t run water the entire time you are washing or shaving, turn volume of shower down. Use cold water for your laundry.

From current personal experience – this will save you 10%-15%.

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