Play Your Part In The Fight Against Global Warming: Switch From Electric Heat To Propane

Did you know that replacing electric appliances with their propane equivalents could help shrink your home’s carbon footprint?

Propane’s greenhouse gas emissions are significantly lower than coal (which produces more than half of our electricity) and comparable to natural gas (without the hassle or expense of having an external hookup). Compared to electric water heaters, for example, a propane furnace or water heater can reduce home greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent!

Of course that’s not the only advantage of clean, green propane…it’s also:

• Versatile – Propane can be used for cooking, clothes drying, heating, water heating, pools and spas…even lighting. When the grid goes down, propane can even power your backup generator.
• Trusted – More than 14 million US households use propane as an energy source.
• Clean – Propane burns so clean it was the only alternative fuel listed on the 1990 Clean Air Act. Propane is also nontoxic so it won’t harm water or soil in the event of a leak.
• Money saving – You save anywhere from 30 to 50 percent running your home appliances on propane rather than electricity – and appliances that run on clean propane tend to last longer and require less maintenance than electrical appliances.

Wondering if switching to propane could be the right move for your Maine home? Contact Murray-Heutz today and let’s talk about it!