Whether we’re talking about the creation of 600,000 new jobs, the lowering of carbon emissions, the lessening of our dependence on foreign energy, or the nearly $250 billion in savings for natural gas customers—the development of natural gas from shale is reinvigorating our nation, and giving a boost to our economy while it’s at it.
And with development occurring right now in more than two dozen U.S. states — from Ohio’s Utica shale to south Texas’s Eagle Ford play — it’s no surprise that the benefits of responsible production are being felt across the nation. But according to a new report by the American Gas Association (AGA), the impact of natural gas development on the pocketbooks of American consumers may be a lot more remarkable than even we had previously thought.
