2023 年，美国的天然气使用量比以往任何时候都多，而 2024 年的天然气使用量似乎还会更多。

根据美国能源信息署的数据，2023 年天然气消费量增长 1%，达到平均 894 亿立方英尺/天。2024 年前 9 个月，天然气消费量较 2023 年同期增长 1%，达到平均 898 亿立方英尺/天。

增长的主要原因是，许多公用事业公司正在逐步淘汰燃煤电厂，而电力需求却不断增长。EIA 表示，住宅和商业部门的天然气使用量有所减少。

2023 年，电力部门使用的天然气比 2022 年多 6.7%（2.2 亿立方英尺/天），占 2023 年美国天然气消费量的 40%。与此同时，2023 年住宅用户烹饪食物和取暖所用的天然气比上一年减少了 8.9%。商业客户使用量也下降了 4.8%

美国电力需求总体上一直在增长，不过 2023 年的天气趋势也可能解释天然气使用量的激增。2023 年的夏天是美国大陆有记录以来最热的夏天之一，这意味着夏季的电力需求猛增，以支持空调。今年头几个月的冬季气温高于平均水平，这也意味着家庭和企业使用更少的天然气来取暖。

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The U.S. used more natural gas in 2023 than ever before, and in 2024 appears set to use even more.

In 2023, natural gas consumption rose 1% and reached an average of 89.4 Bcf/d, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In the first nine months of 2024, gas consumption was up by 1% to an average of 89.8 Bcf/d from the same period of 2023.

The primary reason for the increase: growing demand for electricity at a time when many utilities are phasing out coal plants. Natural gas use decreased in the residential and commercial sectors, EIA said.

The power sector used 6.7% more natural gas (2.2 Bcf/d) in 2023 than in 2022 and accounted for 40% of U.S. gas consumption in 2023. At the same time, residential customers used 8.9% less gas to cook food and heat their homes in 2023 than the previous year. Commercial customer use also dropped by 4.8%

U.S. electrical power demand has been increasing overall, though the weather trends in 2023 could also explain the bump in gas usage. The summer of 2023 was one of the hottest on record in the continental U.S., meaning electrical demand during the summer months jumped up to power air conditioning. A warmer-than-average winter in the opening months also meant homes and businesses used smaller amounts of gas for heating.

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