Dec. 14, 2004: Gas Is Most Popular Home Heating Fuel
WASHINGTON - As winter prepares to take hold across the United States, the U.S. Census Bureau has released new data showing that more than half of the nation's homes use gas as their heating fuel.
The American Community Survey showed that in 2003 nearly 62 million homes (57 percent) used utility, bottle, tank, or LP gas as their heating fuel. The second most popular home heating source was electricity, used in 33.9 million homes (31.3 percent).