Gas Demand, Maintenance Projected To Drive Distribution Spending

摘要

The U.S. saw an increase in total natural gas consumption in 2007, its first since 2004. According to the Energy Information Administration, consumption rose 6.2% in 2007 to 23 Tcf, compared with 21.7 Tcf in 2006. The EIA's Short-Term Energy and Winter Fuel Outlook, (released Oct. 7, 2008), noted significant increases in all end-use sectors except the industrial sector, where consumption increased by just 2.1%. Residential natural gas consumption rose substantially in 2007, reaching 4.7 Tcf and increasing for the first time since 2003, while the electric power and commercial sectors consumed 9.9 and 6.2 % respectively, more than in 2006.