Posted: January 28, 2025
You may very well use propane on a regular, if not daily basis, in your North Central Texas home or business. And if you do, that’s great! You are on the receiving end of all the benefits the energy source has to offer. However, just because you use the fuel doesn’t necessarily mean that you know all there is to know about it.
Yellow Rose Propane is here to help change that with this deep dive into propane. We hope this expands your knowledge on the fuel that is a big and pivotal part of your house or commercial site.
Let’s start off with the basics.
Propane (otherwise sometimes referred to as liquefied petroleum gas) is an energy source and fuel that is made from natural gas processing and the petroleum refining process. Although it is stored and transported in a liquid form it vaporizes into a gas once it releases a certain amount of pressure. A majority of the propane that is used here in America also happens to be made here in America.
When in its natural form, propane is colorless and odorless. During the propane production process an odorant is added to the fuel that makes it smell like rotten eggs when it leaks. This is intentional and is a safety precaution – the smell acts as a signal to alert people that they should evacuate the area.
It is the only alternative fuel that falls under the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act and the National Energy Policy Act of 1992 and, thanks to the fact that it is one of the lightest hydrocarbons out there it is one of the cleanest burning fossil fuels currently available.
Even though propane vaporizes into a gas and is a byproduct of natural gas it differs from natural gas in many ways.
While propane is stored in a tank on your residential property or worksite, natural gas comes from a local utility and reaches one’s home through an underground system of pipelines.
Propane is measured in gallons while natural gas is measured in therms or British Thermal Units (BTUs) of energy. It also does not expire or become less effective over time.
Natural gas and propane burn at the same temperature, which is 3,560 ˚ Fahrenheit. However, it delivers much more heat energy unit-for-unit when you compare it to natural gas. In fact, one cubic foot of propane produces about 2,520 BTUs of heat while a single cubic foot of natural gas produces less than half that amount (typically about 1,012 BTUs of heat).
So in summary, propane produces more than twice the BTUs that natural gas does. This means that you need less of the fuel to generate the same amount of heat or energy.
If you are a home or business owner in North Central Texas you can count on Yellow Rose Propane for reliable propane services.
We carry propane tanks, can handle tank installations and we can deliver propane directly to you (we even offer an Auto-Fill automatic propane delivery option).
Contact Yellow Rose Propane today to become a customer!
