Benefits of Propane for Your Home

Propane can help lower annual energy costs while providing reliable service, efficient appliances and more ways to enjoy your home. Think hot showers, home-cooked meals, quick-heating pools and cozy fireplaces. Whether you’re building, buying or staying put, you’ll appreciate the many ways propane adds value to your home—and your daily life.

Lower Home Energy Costs

High-efficiency propane appliances can help reduce energy use and lower operating costs. Propane tankless water heaters, for example, can cost less annually than electric, heat pump or heating oil systems. A typical household may save nearly $100 each year compared with an electric heat pump water heater, according to the Propane Education & Research Council. Propane tankless systems also deliver more than three times the hot water flow rate. Additionally, propane appliances—like propane furnaces—often last much longer and require less maintenance than their non-gas alternatives.

Energy Efficiency

Propane appliances use energy efficiently while delivering the comfort and performance homeowners expect. Compared with electric models, propane dryers require about 20% less energy to dry clothes. This also cuts dry time nearly in half, helping reduce static cling and wear on clothing. Propane fireplaces are also more energy efficient than non-gas alternatives. They have six times greater heating capacity than wood-burning fireplaces, without the messy soot or ash.

Help Homeowners Manage Energy Costs

Reliable Energy

Propane provides a dependable energy supply through either an individual tank installed at your home or a Community Gas System (CGS) that serves multiple homes within a development. A CGS uses a centrally located tank and underground pipelines to deliver propane to each residence, similar to a natural gas system. Built to rigorous safety standards with redundancies that help prevent interruptions, a CGS gives homeowners energy they can count on.

Propane can also fuel standby generators that automatically provide backup electricity during an outage. Unlike gasoline or diesel, propane does not degrade over time, making it a reliable resource for standby power.

Whole-Home Versatility

Propane is stored on-site, providing homes with an energy source that does not depend on the electric grid for fuel delivery. It can also power standby generators that help homeowners maintain essential systems during electrical outages. For builders, that means another way to offer buyers greater energy flexibility and preparedness.

Propane can power a wide range of appliances and systems throughout the home. This gives homeowners more flexibility in how they cook, heat water, enjoy outdoor spaces and prepare for outages.

  • Cooking: Power ranges, cooktops and ovens with precise temperature control.
  • Outdoor living: Fuel grills, outdoor lighting and other backyard amenities.
  • Pool and spa heating: Heat pools, spas and hot tubs quickly for more year-round use.
  • Fireplaces and fire pits: Add warmth and ambiance indoors or outdoors with convenient on-and-off control.
  • Water heating: Supply hot water on demand with compact tankless systems.
  • Backup power: Keep essential home systems running during outages with a propane standby generator.

From weeknight dinners and hot showers to backyard gatherings and unexpected outages, propane can power more of the moments that make your house feel like home.

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