The electric power sector is the largest consumer of natural gas in the United States. In 2021, natural gas consumption by power plants reached to 11.3 trillion cubic feet, up from 5.9 trillion cubic feet in 2005. Natural gas has grown to become the main electricity generating fuel in the U.S., having overtaken coal in 2016.
Natural gas consumption in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by sector
(in billion cubic feet)
* The transportation sector’s value is an estimate.
** According to the source, the commercial sector figures include all commercial sector fuel use, including that at commercial combined-heat-and-power (CHP) and commercial electricity-only plants. The electric power sector comprises electricity-only and CHP plants whose primary business is to sell electricity or electricity and heat.
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EIA. (March 29, 2022). Natural gas consumption in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by sector (in billion cubic feet) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223042/us-natural-gas-consumption-by-sector/
EIA. "Natural gas consumption in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by sector (in billion cubic feet)." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223042/us-natural-gas-consumption-by-sector/
EIA. (2022). Natural gas consumption in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by sector (in billion cubic feet). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223042/us-natural-gas-consumption-by-sector/
EIA. "Natural Gas Consumption in The United States from 2005 to 2021, by Sector (in Billion Cubic Feet)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223042/us-natural-gas-consumption-by-sector/
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