Texas Leads The Nation In Low Energy Costs

It’s true; everything really is bigger in Texas. Everything, that is, except for energy bills. Texas leads the nation in having the lowest average energy bills. The use of natural gas rather than other, more expensive fuels to heat a large number of homes in the state keeps the average Texan’s energy costs well below the national average. While air conditioners and other appliances around homes are still powered with electricity, the latest generation of energy efficient appliances enables even the cost of electricity to be lower for Texas residents.

Any state which successfully manages to reduce their energy costs becomes a model for others to follow; Texas is now the state which the rest of the country looks to. The single biggest factor in the low average cost of energy for Texans is natural gas as a home heating fuel as opposed to oil, electricity or propane. 43% of homes in the state use natural gas, significantly lower than the national average of 51%.

People in Texas are building homes which are larger than was previously the norm, making heating these new dwellings using economic energy sources an important consideration. Natural gas is of course the most popular choice in newly constructed Texas homes than any other energy source.

Since homes are being built with more demand for space it stands to reason that those homes are tapping into energy sources that are the most economical. Sure, there are other types of energy that can be harnessed but when it comes to a readily available resource Texas is using natural gas and creating a wave of home buyers.

In a southern state like Texas, cooling is often a more important issue than heating. Given the high temperatures which are a common occurrence in the state, it can be costly for Texans to cool their homes. As far as air conditioning is concerned, electricity is still the best way to go – yet Texas is right in the middle as far as US electricity usage by state is concerned.

As far as fueling vehicles goes, gasoline is the most common fuel, just as it is in the rest of the country. There are a lot of cars and trucks on Texas roadways; Houston alone is nearly the size of Chicago with almost three million people and over a million cars to fuel. Many people are choosing to go green with their driving habits, but as elsewhere, most vehicles in the state are still running on traditional gasoline.

The Clean Cities program encourages motorists to use less fuel by choosing to drive vehicles which use gasoline more efficiently, reducing driving when unnecessary and by making the transition to using cleaner burning fuels. Texas residents are concerned with the environment and there are many in the state who are interested in using cleaner burning alternative fuels for their vehicles. There are many experts who predict that Texas will soon lead the country in the use of these renewable fuels.

It may not be long before there are more alternative fuel stations in Texas than there are stations offering gasoline. Texans are committed to using our natural resources widely and the state is looking to the future with the goal of protecting the environment and keeping energy costs low in the state.