These days, homeowners have more options than ever for how they keep their homes warm and their showers hot, not to mention how they cook their food, do their laundry and handle a range of other household needs.
Two of the most popular home energy sources in East Alabama, West Georgia and Northwest Florida are propane and grid-based electricity. If you’re trying to choose between electric and propane products for your home, we can help you.
Here are answers to some questions the Superior Gas team often hears about propane and electricity.
Electric appliances fail when the power grid goes down. In 2022, U.S. residents had to deal with an average of five and a half hours of outages. (In Florida, that average was closer to 19 hours!) With propane, you control your power with an on-site tank. With a propane-powered standby generator, you can power your whole home during a grid outage.
Propane appliances have been shown to offer more efficient operations than electric ones.
Electric appliances are only greener if the electricity has a low carbon intensity (CI). Since the grid power in our part of the country is still heavily reliant on fossil fuels, like coal, for generation, its overall CI is considerably higher than propane’s. Additionally, propane is methane-free and emits virtually no particulate matter. When you pair that with the exceptional efficiency of propane equipment, you’ll see how it’s an excellent way to shrink your home’s carbon footprint.
For the most dependable propane service in East Alabama, West Georgia and Northwest Florida, join the Superior Gas family of customers.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, the Propane Education & Research Council, and Choose Energy.
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