Is Propane Good For The Environment?

Jump on the eco-friendly bandwagon by using a clean and green fuel

In this day and age, there is widespread interest in being eco-friendly. On top of efforts to make recycling the norm, many people here in southeastern Massachusetts and nationwide are choosing to drive hybrid cars, add solar panels to their homes, and reduce their plastic use—all in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. Switching to and using propane instead of other energy sources is another way to accomplish this.

How Propane Helps the Environment

Propane is considered an environmentally friendly and green fuel. In fact, it is one of the cleanest-burning fossil fuels on the market and is even approved as a source of clean energy by the 1990 Clean Air Act.

Let’s take a closer look at what exactly makes propane advantageous to the environment:

• It produces close to no greenhouse gas emissions and low levels of particulate matter.
• Propane-powered appliances have a smaller carbon footprint than their electric counterparts.
• Propane is non-toxic and, therefore, not harmful to air quality, plant life, water, or soil—even in the event of a leak or spill.
• Homeowners who rely solely on propane produce 30% fewer carbon emissions than all-electric homes.
• Propane emits only a small amount of carbon dioxide and does not produce methane, nitrogen oxides, or sulfur dioxide.

Renewable Propane Takes Things One Step Further

Renewable propane is even more beneficial to the environment than traditional propane. This type of propane is made from waste residues or sustainably sourced materials like agricultural waste, cooking oil, and natural fats.

On top of the same environmental benefits that traditional propane provides, renewable propane also significantly reduces waste. Its carbon intensity is about 1.5 times lower than the carbon intensity of electricity generated from the U.S. power grid.

What Else Propane Can Offer

On top of being good for the environment, propane is also incredibly versatile and can be used for a long list of things including home heating purposes, warming water, cooking and grilling, igniting wood-burning fireplaces and fueling equipment and appliances such as clothes dryers, generators, forklifts and scissor lifts. This makes the energy source quite convenient as well.

Additionally, propane is safe, efficient, cost-effective and accessible.

Using propane can also give both a homeowner and business owner peace of mind seeing as a propane-powered appliance will be able to work and function all throughout a blackout.

Propane Services from W.H. Riley & Son

W.H. Riley & Son can deliver propane directly to your southeastern Massachusetts home. We offer an automatic delivery option and 24/7/365 emergency call coverage for our fuel-buying customers. We pride ourselves on providing the best propane delivery service in the area.

But delivering propane is not all W.H. Riley & Son can do.

Our service technicians can install and service a wide range of propane appliances, including boilers, furnaces, clothes dryers, and water heaters.

If you are interested in switching to propane or need a new fuel provider, reach out to W.H. Riley & Son today.