In 2021, approximately 12.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas were consumed for electricity generation and useful thermal output in the United States, a decrease of 3.5 percent from the previous year.
Natural gas consumption for electricity generation and useful thermal output in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in billion cubic feet)
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EIA. (August 25, 2022). Natural gas consumption for electricity generation and useful thermal output in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in billion cubic feet) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183737/electricitiy-consumption-of-natural-gas-from-2000-in-the-us/
EIA. "Natural gas consumption for electricity generation and useful thermal output in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in billion cubic feet)." Chart. August 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183737/electricitiy-consumption-of-natural-gas-from-2000-in-the-us/
EIA. (2022). Natural gas consumption for electricity generation and useful thermal output in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in billion cubic feet). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183737/electricitiy-consumption-of-natural-gas-from-2000-in-the-us/
EIA. "Natural Gas Consumption for Electricity Generation and Useful Thermal Output in The United States from 2000 to 2021 (in Billion Cubic Feet)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183737/electricitiy-consumption-of-natural-gas-from-2000-in-the-us/
EIA, Natural gas consumption for electricity generation and useful thermal output in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in billion cubic feet) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183737/electricitiy-consumption-of-natural-gas-from-2000-in-the-us/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Natural gas consumption for electricity generation and useful thermal output in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in billion cubic feet) [Graph], EIA, August 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183737/electricitiy-consumption-of-natural-gas-from-2000-in-the-us/