If there is anyway you can tie into 1" line or possibly 3/4" line close to the meter and use 1/2" iron pipe you should be okay.... black iron pipe is much easier to deal with than either copper which requires flaring and protectives sleeves where it passes through walls.... the newer flex stuff is easy to mess up the fittings.

There is a number crunching system for not undersizing a line depending on the total amount of btus in the system but I personally have never seen any 'rating' for the gas meter on a residential house.

^^^ copper is a no-go for natural gas.

Natural gas meters are marked for capacity in cubic feet.

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Originally posted by SOTAR:
I know the simple but more expensive answer is to have a contractor do it. Unfortunately, I'm not making bank any longer as I'm training for a new career. Thus trying to find the best way to be safe but save money.

The simplest answer is to sell the gas dryer and buy a used electric one. What you're going to pay to have it plumbed is going to be far more than what you saved on the dryer. For reference, ten years ago I paid $1200 for materials and labor to have a gas line plumbed to the kitchen for a gas range. I'm guessing it will be slightly more in today's environment.