Overview
Natural gas serves approximately 65 million homes, 5 million businesses, 207,000 factories and 1,800 electric generating units...and that's in the United States alone!
Today, natural gas meets almost one-fourth of the United States' energy needs. There are nearly 2.4 million miles of pipeline of varying sizes and pressures that transport natural gas throughout the US.
Natural gas meets 30% of Canada's energy needs with over half of all Canadians relying on natural gas at home and at work. In Canada, natural gas is delivered to over 6 million customers by Canada's natural gas distribution companies. Canada's natural gas pipeline system totals approximately 480,000 kilometres.
Many different types and sizes of pipelines are used to make up the overall delivery system. Large diameter, higher pressure transmission pipelines carry gas from its source to major end-use regions, such as cities. Smaller diameter, lower pressure main distribution lines then carry the gas to and along streets in each region. Smaller, low pressure service lines then carry the gas from the street into the home, business or other end-use establishment.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, pipelines are the safest form of energy transportation — safer than transportation by truck or rail. And that's why we're here... to support the development, installation, and performance of plastic piping in natural gas distribution! From material selection to performance validation... all the way to failure analysis and lifetime assessment, Jana has the tools and the team to integrate successfully with your team to deliver results across the value chain.
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