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Natural Gas Consumption

        
        
United States
YTD Natural Gas Consumption (Tcfg)
24130904200819
Today's Natural Gas Consumption
7975171232
Consumption Since You Arrived
0
Pennsylvania
YTD Natural Gas Consumption
9831109118852
Today's Natural Gas Consumption
3249143835
Consumption Since You Arrived
0

In 2022, the United States consumed about 32.31 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas.

U.S. natural gas consumption by sector, 2022

Sector  Amount (Tcf)  Share of total
Electric power  12.12 38%
Industrial (total) 10.44 32%
Lease and plant fuel consumption 1.98 6%
Combined heat and power (CHP)  1.36  4%
All other (non-CHP) 7.09   22%
Residential 4.99 15%
Commercial   3.52  11%
Transportation (total)  1.24 4%
Pipeline and distribution 1.19     4%
Vehicle fuel     0.05     <1%

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Natural gas consumed annually in Pennsylvania – 1.5 Tcf (2022)

Residential – 243 Bcf

Commercial – 172 Bcf

Industrial – 242 Bcf

Electric generation – 878 Bcf

Vehicle – 1.6 Bcf

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Number of Pennsylvania Natural Gas Consumers (2021)

Residential – 2,864,907

Commercial – 251,244

Industrial – 4,482

(Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration)