March 4 (LNGJ) - US natural gas consumption increased by 3 percent in 2019, reaching a record of 85.0 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), according to the Energy Information Administration. New natural gas-fired electric capacity and lower natural gas prices led the increase in domestic natural gas consumption.
US natural gas consumption grew in the electric power sector by 2.0 Bcf per day, or 7 percent, but remained relatively flat in the commercial, residential, and industrial sectors. Exports by pipeline gas to Mexico and liquefied natural gas elsewhere grew by 0.5 Bcf per day and 2.0 Bcf per day respectively.
