By Angela Jorge
Optus Energy LLC is an independent energy supply and trading company providing services across the US and Canada. In recent years, Optus has refined its processes to better meet consumer needs. Through risk assessment and management across the supply chain, Optus is leading the industry with its sights set on sustainability, leveraging over two decades of expertise in energy management.
As part of the company’s push for cleaner, more sustainable energy provision, Optus is refitting its facilities to deliver more natural gas equipment and resources to the communities it serves. Compared to coal and petroleum, natural gas is the cleanest and most affordable fossil fuel. That means Optus will be on the cutting edge of its industry when it comes to protecting the environment and improving the lives of its customers.
5 Reasons Natural Gas is the Most Sustainable Fossil Fuel
Natural gas has been the preferred fuel for a number of common applications for many years. These include numerous domestic applications like cooking, running appliances, and more. Today, because of the efforts of organizations like Optus Energy LLC, this fuel is being used in more places and in more ways than ever before.
- More Affordable
Natural gas is less expensive to use. Homes that use natural gas for cooking, heating, drying clothes, and the like spend $2,727 less per year on these applications per year. This cost differential remains in effect even when natural gas prices go up due to the fact that electric power plants use natural gas to run their facilities. So when the cost of natural gas goes up, so does the cost of electricity since electric power is dependent on natural gas.
- Safer
Statistically, accidents in the home, at the workplace, and elsewhere are responsible for over 400,000 deaths per year in North America. Of those, about 400 are caused by electrical accidents, and fewer than 20 are caused by natural gas. While the thought of a gas explosion is frightening, gas leaks are easier to detect at non-dangerous levels than faulty wiring which can lead to unexpected house fires and electrocution.
- More Efficient
When you look at the fact that power plants that meter and sell electricity run predominantly on natural gas, it becomes clear that natural gas is more efficient. When natural gas is piped into a home, the amount used is the precise amount drawn. That means natural gas users pay for what they use and no more. Electricity dissipates dramatically as it moves through power lines long before it reaches the people who use it.
- More Reliable
Few heads of households know that when electricity is piped to their home, not only does just a portion of that electricity dissipate before arrival, but some of it even leaks back to the power plant that generated it. Still, the consumer gets charged for every bit of the electricity involved in the transfer. When the consumer uses natural gas, he uses almost 100% of what he pays for, with just a nominal portion being used to facilitate transmission.
- Lower Emissions
Of all the fuels that are burned to generate power, natural gas creates the least waste. Indeed, when natural gas burns, there is no detectable smoke or odor, leaving the air smelling as clean as if nothing were burning at all. Any homeowner who cooks with natural gas will agree, that there is no smell coming from their kitchens other than what’s cooking!
