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Natural Gas Equipment

Natural Gas vs. Electricity

Natural gas contributes to effective energy use.

Natural gas is efficient, clean-burning, economical, safe and reliable.
It is a good choice for any kind of buidling.

See how natural gas equipment stacks up against electricity in these facilities:

Hospitals

Distribution System
Gas Equipment
Electric Equipment
Natural Gas Advantage
All-Air
Rooftop unit
Resistant heat air handling units
  • Lower heating costs
  • Fast reheat
  • Reduced electric demand
All-Air
Rooftop unit with A/C

 

 
Resistance heat rooftop unit with A/C
  • Lower heating costs
  • Fast reheat
  • Reduced electric demand
Heat pumps
    • Longer equipment life
    • Lower noise level
    • Lower heating costs
    • Less maintenance
    • Fast reheat
    • Lower installed cost
    • Reduced electric demand
    Hot Water
    Boiler with baseboard radiation
    Resistance baseboard units
    • Longer equipment life
    • Lower heating costs
    • Reduced electric demand
    Water-Air
    Boiler/ electric chiller with air handling units
    Resistance heat air handling uints
    • Reduced electric demand
    • Lower heating costs
     

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    Schools/Hotel/Motel

    Public Areas
    Distribution System
    Gas Equipment
    Electric Equipment
    Natural Gas Advantage
    All -Air

    Rooftop unit with A/C

    Resistance heat rooftop unit with A/C
    • Lower heating costs
    • Fast reheat
    • Reduced electric demand

     
    Water-Air or Steam-Air
    • Central gas boiler/ electric chiller with air handling units
    • VAV
    • Multizone
    • Fan-coil
    • Dual-duct

    Central electric chiller with resistance heating coils in air handling units OR Water-source heat pumps
    • Lower heating costs
    • Fast reheat
    • Reduced electric demand
    • Longer equipment life
    • Lower noise level
    • Less maintenance
    Classrooms/Guest Rooms
    Distribution System
    Gas Equipment
    Electric Equipment
    Natural Gas Advantage
    All -Air

    Gas-fired through - the-wall units with electric A/C
    • Through-the- wall heat pumps
    • Through - the- wall electric resistance
    • Electric resistance A/C

    • Longer equipment life
    • Lower noise level
    • Lower heating costs
    • Less maintenance
    • Reduced electric demand
    Water-Air
    • Central gas boiler/ electric chiller with fan-coil units
    • Gas-fired through- the-wall units with electric A/C
    • Central electric chiller with fan-coil units and electric resistance heat
    • Water source heat pumps

    • Lower heating costs
    • Reduced electric demand
    • Longer equipment life
    • Less maintenance
    • Lower noise level
    • Reduced electric demand
     

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    Office Building/Shopping Complex

    Distribution System
    Gas Equipment
    Electric Equipment
    Natural Gas Advantage
    All -Air Rooftop unit Resistant heat air handling unit
    • Lower heating costs
    • Fast reheat
    • Reduced electric demand

     
    All -Air
    Rooftop unit with A/C

     
    Resistance heat rooftop unit with A/C
    • Lower heating costs
    • Fast reheat
    • Reduced electric demand
    Water-Air or Steam-Air

    Central gas boiler/ electric chiller with air handling units
    VAV

    • Multizone
    • Fan-coil
    • Dual-duct

     

    		 Central electric chiller with resistance heating coils in air handling units OR Water-source heat pumps
    • Longer equipment life
    • Reduced electric demand
    • Longer equipment life
    • Lower noise level
    • Less maintenance
    Water-Air or Steam-Air

    Central gas chiller/ heater with air handling units

    • VAV
    • Multizone
    • Fan-coil

     
    Central electric chiller with resistance heating coils in air handling units
    • Longer equipment life
    • Lower energy costs
    • Less maintenance
    • Reduced electric demand
    Hot Water Central gas chiller/ heater with air handling units Central electric chiller with resistance heating coils in air handling units
    • Longer equipment life
    • Lower energy costs
    • Less maintenance
    • Reduced electric demand

     

    Hot Water
    Boiler with baseboard radiation
    Resistance baseboard
    • Longer equipment life
    • Lower heating costs
    • Reduced electric demand

     

     

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    Multi-Family Dwelling/Duplex

    Low-Rise Apartments, Condos and Cluster Homes
    Distribution System
    Gas Equipment
    Electric Equipment
    Natural Gas Advantage
    All -Air

    Individual residential furnaces with or w/o A/C

    Individual residential electric furnaces
    • Lower heating costs
    • Fast reheat
    • Reduced electric demand
    All -Air Individual residential furnaces with A/C Air-source heat pumps
    • Longer equipment life
    • Lower noise level
    • Reduced electric demand
    • Less maintenance
    • Fast reheat
    High-Rise Apartments and Condos
    Distribution System
    Gas Equipment
    Electric Equipment
    Natural Gas Advantage
    Hot Water

    Central gas hot water boiler with baseboard units with or w/o A/C
    Resistance baseboard with or w/o separate air conditioners
    • Longer equipment life
    • Lower noise level
    • Less maintenance
    • Reduced electric demand
    Water-Air
    Central gas boiler/ chiller with fan-coil units
    Central chiller with fan-coil units and electric resistance heat OR Water-source heat pumps
    • Longer equipment life
    • Lower noise level
    • Lower heating costs
    • Less maintenance
    • Reduced electric demand

     

     

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