How does my gas provider know how much gas I use?
You’ll have to look around outside your home or building to find your gas meter. It has a row of four dials on its face and two additional dials underneath those four. The pointers on the dials record the amount of energy you’re using in hundreds of cubic feet. Your gas provider charges you for the “therms” you use, based on the cubic feet your meter is recording. “Therms” represent the amount of heat that the gas can produce, or its BTU (British Thermal Unit). To put it simply, the fewer therms that you use each month, the lower your gas bill will be, and vice versa.

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1. What is natural gas?
2. How was natural gas created?
3. Is natural gas safe?
4. What is Carbon Monoxide?
5. Who uses natural gas?
6. Why is natural gas considered the clean fuel?
7. Why is natural gas considered cost-efficient and reliable?
8. How does natural gas get to my home or business?
9. How does my gas provider know how much gas I use?