Everyhing in our houses can be run by electricity, from heating to hot water and cooktops. That makes me think natural gas can only be useful to produce electricity in gas power plants.
Electricity higher efficiency and lower leaking or dispersion, suggests a win-win situation.
You could have smaller local gas power plants in the meantime…
How small? Takes a lot of energy to keep the heating on, not to mention stuff like stoves and fridges.
I’m not saying it’s impossible, but rather that it’s not that simple
I’m talking about one relatively small gas powered plant per large city, not for small villages. Gas power plants are so easy to build…