Dan Gibson Learn what energy efficiency programs your natural gas utility offers

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Dan Gibson | 2 Comments


You should probably check with your local natural gas utility to see what they offer in the lines of energy efficiency programs. Energy efficiency programs provide incentives and services that assist customers in making improvements and investments in home energy efficiency to reduce energy costs. These programs offered by utilities aren’t new, some have been in place for more than 30 years, but they have risen quite a bit in recent years.

According to a new report released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), “Nationwide the budgets for these programs reached $942 million in 2010, saving 529 million therms-enough natural gas to take care of the needs of 695,000 average American homes. These programs have experienced rapid growth. In 2005 total budgets were $125 million nationwide.”

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Dan Gibson CNGnow infographic

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Dan Gibson | 1 Comment


Here’s a great infographic on how much the U.S. spent on foreign oil from CNGnow. You can read their full post here but the infographic speaks for itself. Click the image below to make it bigger.

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Lydia Meigs President Signs Landmark Pipeline Safety Legislation into Law

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Lydia Meigs | 4 Comments


Getting the New Year off on the right foot, indeed. January 3, 2012 President Obama signed into law the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011, which was approved by Congress the week of December 12th.

The American Gas Association, (AGA), is very pleased to see this bill become law, as it will provide the regulatory certainty necessary for the pipeline industry to make critical investments and create American jobs. The bill authorizes funding for programs of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) through fiscal year 2015. PHMSA oversees safety programs for the 2.3 million miles of natural gas, petroleum, and other hazardous liquid pipelines in the U.S.

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Jake Rubin Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 passed

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Jake Rubin | 4 Comments


It is almost unheard of for the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to pass the same piece of legislation by unanimous consent and for the President to sign it into law.  Yet, H.R. 2845, the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 passed the House and the Senate and was signed into law by President Obama today.

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