The power sector is the greatest end user of natural gas in the United States. In 2023, the power sector had a natural gas demand of 35.2 billion cubic feet per day. This figure was nearly double the demand volume reported in 2008, with natural gas having become the largest source for electricity generation in the U.S. Other notable changes in end use have been observed for LNG exports. The U.S. began exporting LNG in 2016 and natural gas demand for LNG exports has since grown to 13.8 billion cubic feet per day.
Demand for natural gas in the United States in select years from 2008 to 2023, by end use
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Power
Industrial
Residential
Commercial
Mexico exports
LNG exports
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BloombergNEF, & BCSE. (March 18, 2024). Demand for natural gas in the United States in select years from 2008 to 2023, by end use (in billion cubic feet per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/499234/natural-gas-demand-in-the-us-by-end-use/
BloombergNEF, und BCSE. "Demand for natural gas in the United States in select years from 2008 to 2023, by end use (in billion cubic feet per day)." Chart. March 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499234/natural-gas-demand-in-the-us-by-end-use/
BloombergNEF, BCSE. (2024). Demand for natural gas in the United States in select years from 2008 to 2023, by end use (in billion cubic feet per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499234/natural-gas-demand-in-the-us-by-end-use/
BloombergNEF, and BCSE. "Demand for Natural Gas in The United States in Select Years from 2008 to 2023, by End Use (in Billion Cubic Feet per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499234/natural-gas-demand-in-the-us-by-end-use/
BloombergNEF & BCSE, Demand for natural gas in the United States in select years from 2008 to 2023, by end use (in billion cubic feet per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499234/natural-gas-demand-in-the-us-by-end-use/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Demand for natural gas in the United States in select years from 2008 to 2023, by end use (in billion cubic feet per day) [Graph], BloombergNEF, & BCSE, March 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/499234/natural-gas-demand-in-the-us-by-end-use/