natural gas

noun

: gas issuing from the earth's crust through natural openings or bored wells

especially : a combustible mixture of methane and other hydrocarbons used chiefly as a fuel and raw material

: gas manufactured from organic matter (such as coal)

Examples of natural gas in a Sentence

a house heated by natural gas

Recent Examples on the Web Unified Command also worked with Baltimore Gas and Electric to relieve pressure in an underwater natural gas pipeline that runs under the collapse site. —

USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024 Although the federal government has sought to boost clean energy, the country has also seen an increase in production of natural gas. —

Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024 Oil and natural gas production is nearly 90% of the state’s total mineral and energy production value and ranks behind only agriculture, retail trade, and information among the leading industries in Colorado’s total economy. —

Bob Beauprez, The Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2024 This story was updated to clarify the percentage of the nation’s electricity generated with natural gas. —

Tik Root, Grist, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024 Wind and solar power may not be able to scale fast enough, Blum writes, and new natural gas power plants will likely have to play a role. —

Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 Customers with natural gas hookups will also receive a credit of $58.98 on their accounts. —

Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024 The rate increase is needed, according to CenterPoint, to modernize its infrastructure, expand its generation portfolio — mainly in the form of a new natural gas plant and pipeline — as well as provide energy and money-saving programs. —

Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Mar. 2024 Enough electricity—powered by oil, natural gas, and solar—not only to power that hardware, but also to make building new data centers more attractive than in Europe and other parts of Asia, where grids are battling energy bottlenecks. —

TIME, 20 Mar. 2024

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