Revealed by Jessica Casey,
Deputy Editor
LNG Business,
The U.S. Power Data Administration has reported that US pure fuel demand (home consumption plus gross exports) elevated 43%, or 34.5 billion ft3/d, from 2012 to 2022. Demand within the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Texas grew by 116%, or 16 billion ft3/d, pushed largely by elevated demand for feedgas for LNG exports. US LNG exports started in 2016 with the start-up of the Sabine Go LNG export terminal in Louisiana. Different terminals in each states started exporting LNG quickly after, prompting many of the progress in pure fuel demand.
Elevated pure gas-fired electrical energy technology was the second-most important consider pure fuel demand progress due to coal-to-gas switching and rising demand for air-con. Complete pure fuel demand within the Midwest grew by 35% between 2012 and 2022 as a result of pure fuel consumption within the electrical energy sector greater than doubled throughout this era, growing by 2.3 billion ft3/d. Within the Northeast, pure fuel demand grew by 36% between 2012 and 2022, additionally pushed by elevated consumption within the electrical energy sector.
Pure fuel consumption within the electrical energy sector elevated virtually yearly within the final 5 years as a result of summers have gotten hotter, which has elevated air-con demand. The summer time months final 12 months have been the third warmest on file within the US, leading to elevated demand for air-con and better pure gas-fired electrical energy technology within the US decrease 48 states.
The remainder of the South (excluding Louisiana and Texas) consumes essentially the most pure fuel of any area within the US and has the very best pure fuel consumption within the industrial and electrical energy sectors. The Northeast and West devour the least pure fuel within the US, at about 12.2 billion ft3/d every in 2022. When including in pipeline exports from the West to Mexico, the West accounts for a bigger share of whole US demand than the Northeast.
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