Where do I find real information on natural gas v electric?
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As far as:\ncost\nsafety\nreliability\nmaintenance\n?\nregarding:\nappliances\nheating\nrefrigeration\n?\n\nGenerally, surprisingly enough, people in your area have this pretty well figured out for the region. <They just copy good engineers work> If you are spending money, call six contractors and ask for an informal demographic profile of the area. Ask them what you should do.\n\nhttp://www.google.com/search?q=gas+vs+electric
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How was the electricity produced?  If it was from coal, then it is a dirtier form of energy than Natural gas.\n\nIt is more efficient to heat with natural gas than electricity.\n\nNormally, it is more efficient to cool with electricity than with natural gas.\n\nNatural gas is a non-renewable resource (at present).  Electricity can be produced by hydro-electric, coal, solar, wind, etc.\n\nHouses don't explode when they have an electricity leak, they can explode from a gas leak.
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North American Wind Power magazine is also a good reference, they should be on the web too.
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What kind of gas net work are you talking about. People refer to both gasoline and natural gas as gas. There are all kinds of networks for both.\n\nTry this:\nhttp://www.aga.org/Content/ContentGroups/Committees/Gas_Piping_Technology_Committee_(GPTC)/whatisGPT... (PDF\n\nASME B31.8 is the bible of gas transmission design. Maybe that is what you are looking for. Try a websearch for it.
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GAS...always!!! Electric is toooo unpredictable!
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You should probably do a google search on it. Put in alternative fuels, International Energy Agency or LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The International Energy Association website has a lot of info on that, but countries like America, Australia, Netherlands/Holland, Germany, Japan, Kenya, and a lot of countries are using alternative fuels/energy. This is another good site - http://www.oecd.org/topic/0,2686,en_2649_37459_1_1_1_1_37459,00.html
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www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter12.html\nen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydropower \nwww.wvic.com/hydro-facts.htm\nsolstice.crest.org/renewables/ re-kiosk/hydro
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Natural gas comes from the ground like oil, except that it's a gas and not a liquid. There are pockets of it all over the world (again, similar to oil).\n\nIt produces electricity similar to a car engine. Some engines are designed to run on natural gas instead of gasoline. Once the engine gets running, it is hooked up to a generator which produces electricity.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_oxide
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http://www.gaslink.org/resources_gasconvertiontable.aspx\nhttp://www.worldenergy.org/wec-geis/publications/reports/ser/conv.asp\nhttp://www.ex.ac.uk/~TWDavies/energy_conversion/calorific%20values%20of%20fuels.htm\nHope this helps, good luck!
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Generally speaking Natural Gas has been the cheapest for the past years. However now with the electric heat and air at 90% effeciency the centeral heating is the same cost to run as gas, and in some cases less with a well insulated home.  Energy for the stove is still less costly with gas. The Propain Gas costs more than Natural Gas. Heating Oil is a low cost now, but does not have the efficiency of the modern highly efficient electric heat pump centeral heat and air. Even cheeper is to put individual gas heaters in each bedroom and one in Living room and Kitchen. Zoning like this saves the most on home energy.Do not forget that summer will come and Air conditioning is needed aswell.Therefore a combined Airconditioning and heating system of high efficient electric is the best solution for modernization. Seperate gas heaters is the cheapest heat.
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http://www.airliquide.com/en/business/products/gases/gasdata/index.asp?GasID=25
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www.permanentenergy.com \nwww.earthrights.net/docs/oilrent   thats oilrent on the end
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This site may lead you to the information you seek.\n\nhttp://www.petrochemistry.net/index.asp
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If you want some info look at this magazine call mother earth news it has alot of info on solar energy, solar heating and other stuff. Try it, i'll give the webs site of were to get it. I am always look at solar earth and cheap heating. i hope this helps http://www.motherearthnews.com/
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Try: http://www.envirolink.org
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I used to work for PETRO the largest home heating oil company on the Eastern seaboard of USA....but I don't anymore, so my personal opinion is that electric is cheaper. The cost of home heating oil has gone up by about 2.5 times the price it was a year and a half ago! That's crazy!