Benefits of Using Natural Gas

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• There are many benefits to using Natural Gas versus Propane. One of the main benefits is the cost. For example:

  Cost analysis of using Propane versus natural gas

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  gallons of propane used per month
  average dollar price per gallon

  The following is a cost analysis of the Annual Natural Gas usage versus Propane usage as provided by the U.S. DOE's Energy Information Administration - www.eia.doe.gov

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• The following is a cost analysis of the Monthly Natural Gas usage versus Propane usage as provided by the U.S. DOE's Energy Information Administration - www.eia.doe.gov
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• Raw data for annual

  • 	RESIDENTIAL
    Date	Propane	Natural Gas
    1994	9.58	6.41
    1995	9.51	6.06
    1996	10.89	6.34
    1997	10.95	6.94
    1998	9.76	6.82
    1999	9.73	6.69
    2000	12.89	7.76
    2001	14.07	9.63
    2002	11.934	7.91
    2003	14.000	9.62

• Raw data for Monthly

  • Date	Propane - Residential (Cents per Gallon)	Coversion Factor	Propane	Natural Gas
    Jan-00	101.7	0.10989011	11.18	6.37
    Feb-00	114.4		12.57	6.54
    Mar-00	113.4		12.46	6.91
    Apr-00	110.1		12.10	7.19
    May-00	113.4		12.46	8.26
    Jun-00	112.8		12.40	9.5
    Jul-00	109.2		12.00	10.33
    Aug-00	107		11.76	10.37
    Sep-00	116.9		12.85	10.1
    Oct-00	122.7		13.48	9.44
    Nov-00	124		13.63	8.58
    Dec-00	137.5		15.11	8.56
    Jan-01	156.8		17.23	10.12
    Feb-01	144		15.82	10.26
    Mar-01	134.4		14.77	9.85
    Apr-01	129.7		14.25	10.16
    May-01	129.3		14.21	11.14
    Jun-01	118.4		13.01	11.58
    Jul-01	109.9		12.08	11.22
    Aug-01	105.3		11.57	10.89
    Sep-01	109.1		11.99	10.17
    Oct-01	111		12.20	8.24
    Nov-01	110.6		12.15	7.98
    Dec-01	109.7		12.05	7.3
    Jan-02	110.6		12.15	7.39
    Feb-02	110.7		12.16	7.24
    Mar-02	107.9		11.86	7.11
    Apr-02	110.6		12.15	7.68
    May-02	111		12.20	8.55
    Jun-02	109		11.98	9.6
    Jul-02	101.5		11.15	10.34
    Aug-02	96.6		10.62	10.47
    Sep-02	99.7		10.96	10.26
    Oct-02	104.1		11.44	8.62
    Nov-02	108.6		11.93	8.01
    Dec-02	114.3		12.56	7.88
    Jan-03	122.6		13.47	8.17
    Feb-03	133.4		14.66	8.56
    Mar-03	143.1		15.73	9.73
    Apr-03	133		14.62	10.15
    May-03	129.5		14.23	10.74
    Jun-03	124.9		13.73	12.04
    Jul-03	120.20		13.21	12.7
    Aug-03	115.5		12.69	12.83
    Sep-03	117.1		12.87	12.33
    Oct-03	120.6		13.25	10.69
    Nov-03	125.1		13.75	9.77
    Dec-03	130.9		14.38	9.5
    Jan-04	135.5		14.89	9.69
    Feb-04	138.3		15.20	9.85
    Mar-04	136.3		14.98	9.97
    Apr-04	132.8		14.59	10.52
    May-04	134.2		14.75	11.6
    Jun-04	136.9		15.04	13.05
    Jul-04	132.2		14.53	13.43
    Aug-04	134.5		14.78	13.78
    Sep-04	141.1		15.51	13.28
    Oct-04	147.5		16.21	11.65