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- Most U.S. natural gas use is for generating electricity and for space heating, but these aren't the only uses. The electric power sector uses natural gas to generate electricity and produce useful thermal output.
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Jul 15, 2024 · Fossil fuels —petroleum, natural gas, and coal—accounted for about 84% of total U.S. primary energy production in 2023. The percentage shares and amounts (in quads) of total U.S. primary energy production by major sources in 2023 were: 2. Natural gas 38%39.25 quads.
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Oct 31, 2024 · About 60% of U.S. homes use natural gas for space and water heating, cooking, and clothes drying. In 2023, the commercial sector accounted for about 10% of total U.S. natural gas consumption, and about 37% of the commercial sector end-use energy consumption was natural gas.
Jul 1, 2022 · Fossil fuels— petroleum, natural gas, and coal —accounted for 79% of the 97 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) of primary energy consumption in the United States during 2021.
Dec 9, 2021 · Americans are acutely sensitive to gasoline prices, especially when they’re on the rise. One reason, of course, is that we buy a lot of gas: an estimated 570 gallons this year for the average driver, which at current national average prices would cost close to $2,000.
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Jan 8, 2024 · Natural gas generation continued to rise in the U.S., fueled by cheap prices and a big hole left by coal. In 2023, gas generated 1,659,503 TWh of electricity.
Dec 4, 2023 · The record share of natural gas in the power mix continues the long term trend toward gas caused by the shale revolution. It comes alongside federal and state level environmental policies that pose significant risks to coal in the United States power sector.