Using alternative energy sources will be in the headlines over the next few years. With oil and gas prices spiraling upward and the threat always looming of Mid-east tensions, many individuals, businesses and government agencies are looking fro ways to use cheaper, cleaning and more energy efficient fuels to power their vehicles.
For example, home heating oil prices are about 50 cents higher this year than they were last year. That takes a lot of money out of consumer’s pockets and sends it overseas. To combat that, many people are looking at solar heating an also at switching over to natural gas and propane gas. Both are produced in the United States, so that would help cut down on our reliance on foreign oil. Natural gas production is at its highest levels now. Besides it being cheap and plentiful, it burns cleaner that crude oil.
A by-product of natural gas production is propane gas. The price of propane per gallon is lower than heating oil; so many people are now switching over to that. Not only is it cheaper than heating oil, but also it is also much cheaper than gasoline. This has led many police departments to switch from gasoline to propane-powered vehicles. This serves 2 purposes. One it will lower the cost of fuel, plus propane is cleaner burning than gasoline, thus helping the environment.