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Gas Appliances

When cooking with gas set timers to minimize cooking time. Every time you open your oven door during cooking, you lose 5 to 7 degrees or more. Check the seal on your oven door to see if there are cracks or tears in it Develop the habit of "lids-on" cooking to permit lower temperature settings. Keep reflector pans beneath stove top heating elements bright and clean. Carefully measure water used for cooking to avoid having to heat more than is needed. Begin cooking on highest heat until liquid begins to boil. Then lower the heat control settings and allow food to simmer until fully cooked.Cook as much of the meal in the oven at one time as possible.Rearrange oven shelves before turning your oven on - and don't peek at food in the oven! Every time you open the oven door, 4°-5° C is lost.There is no need to preheat the oven for broiling or roasting.When preheating an oven for baking, time the preheat period carefully. Five to eight minutes should be sufficient.

Natural Gas Conservation Heating

Don't switch your thermostat to a higher setting when you first turn it on. It won't heat your home any faster and it will waste energy when you forget to turn it back down. Take advantage of the sun’s natural heat. On sunny days, leave blinds and draperies open to let the sun’s rays warm your home.Maintain you’re heating and cooling equipment through a Planned Maintenance Program, which should include filter changes, heat exchanger cleaning,and fan coil cleaning.Be sure furniture, rugs or draperies don’t block central heating registers. Monitor thermostat settings regularly. Programmable thermostats our an economical investment and cost effective way of conserving energy.Utilize ceiling fans where available. Ceiling fans save energy in reverse as this pushes warm air caught near the ceiling down to where you can feel it.

Natural Gas Facts

Natural Gas is colorless, shapeless, and odorless in its pure form. A sulfur-containing organic compound called mercaptan is added prior to distribution to give it an odor to help detect possible leaks.Natural Gas is formed primarily of Methane.Natural Gas accounts 24% of the energy consumed 43% Industrial use 22% residential use 14% commercial use 18% is for electric generation Natural gas becomes a liquid at –260 F at normal pressures According to the Department of Energy, natural gas is the lowest cost conventional energy source. It costs nearly 30% less per BTU than any other conventional source.More homes in the United States are heated with natural gas than any other energy sources.When natural gas is burned it produces mostly carbon dioxide and water vapor. These are the same substances emitted when people breathe.