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Natural Gas Furnace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Natural gas furnaces are\u00a0one of the most popular heating options\u00a0for US homes. According to data gathered by the\u00a0US Census Bureau<\/a>, gas-fired heating systems are used by 48% of American households<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural gas has a key advantage over other fuels like propane and heating oil: it arrives by pipe as a utility service, which means you don\u2019t have to worry about scheduled deliveries. With other heating fuels, you must plan these deliveries carefully to avoid running out during a cold winter day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re looking for the most efficient gas furnaces, the best recommendation is to look for units with the ENERGY STAR label. The US Environmental Protection Agency created the ENERGY STAR program to help homeowners and businesses looking for the most efficient appliances and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Energy consuming devices can only get the label after passing rigorous performance tests, in federally approved laboratories that are completely independent from manufacturers and vendors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here we will provide an overview of the most efficient gas furnaces you can find in 2022 and 2023, but first we will discuss the metric used to describe their energy performance \u2013 the Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency or AFUE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency of Gas Furnaces?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before purchasing any piece of equipment that uses energy, having an idea of consumption and operating costs is helpful. However, many different technologies are used for\u00a0space heating and air conditioning, and we need a suitable performance metric for each type of system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the case of furnaces and boilers, the metric used to describe performance is the Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AFUE is exactly what its name implies \u2013 a numerical value that tells the percentage of fuel energy that is converted into useful heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n