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Show 'JfCtjfyJft Ai. IDE W ... DIKE , S: l CLPASO NATURAL OAS COMPANY PIPELICJO CVOTGr.l U : 11 EL . PASO NATURAL 6A9 COMPANY PIPELINES pHite - .EIlEaspJ0j;uraLJGas Company serves eleven western states: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona, California, Col- orado, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming. Texasr-UtahfTan- Jknericans A 7 d ,v havemanyenergy-so- ..niU-.LA- - -- including wood, contribute another four per cent. As a supplier of energy for stationary power (in other words, not counting that used in automobiles and other means of transportation), natural gas leads all others. El Paso Natural Gas Company each year transports the energy equivalent of 14 times the output of the entire Bonneville Power Administration's 17 mighty, dams and delivers as much energy every three days as Hoover Dam produces all year. Because natural gas is so conveniently used in small quantities, such as cooking and household heating, many people forget that this basic fuel is the primary source of .energy ' " ,.' 1 . J1a!LL II CfPaso Natural Gas Company, with 18,812 miles of pipe-area with energy. The states: Oregon, lines, serves an Washington, Idaho, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico; Texas, Utah; and Wyoming. There are more than 25 million people in this area, and every year its population T u water power in addition to natural gas. All of these are important Tbut how much energy does each contribute? Natural gas supplies about 28, per .cent , of America's energy requirements. This amount is second only to petroleum, which furnishes about 42 per cent, including gasoline and diesel fuel for moving units. Bituminous coal furnishes about 22 per cent of all energy used by Americans. Hydroelectric projects furnish for the west. "JUUrM 4.'-.'- . 11-sta- te 1 ; . by 900,000V J, In the Pacific Northwest, which has had natural gas service for the past six years, natural gas is coming to new neighbor- hoods and entire communities. grows In addition to being one of America's lowest cost energy sources, natural gas service is so dependable it continues without interruption during storms and floods. Natural gas requires no storage space for consumers, but an abundant supply is always present when it is wanted. . Natural gas is the nation's sixth largest industry with more than $20 billion invested in facilities to produce, process, transmit, and distribute natural gas. But residents of the Pacific Northwest should know that natural gas will furnish them with all the energy they can use for only pennies a day. x Special Supplement by El Paso Natural Gas Company. (AdvO |