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The majority of U.S. households used natural gas in 2020

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In 2020, 61% of U.S. households used natural gas for at least one energy end use, according to our 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). Space heating, water heating, and cooking were the most common end uses; more than half of U.S. households used natural gas for space heating, closely followed by water ...

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Europe was the main destination for U.S. LNG exports in 2022

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U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) averaged 10.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2022, increasing by 9% (0.8 Bcf/d) compared with 2021, according to our Natural Gas Monthly. The increase in U.S. LNG exports was driven by strong LNG demand in Europe, high international natural gas prices, and expanded ...

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Waste-to-energy plants are a small but stable source of electricity in the United States

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Commonly known as waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, facilities that burn municipal solid waste (MSW), or garbage, in boilers to produce steam are a small but steady source of electric power in the United States.

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U.S. petroleum product exports set a record high in 2022

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In 2022, the United States set a new record for petroleum product exports, up 7% from 2021, according to our Petroleum Supply Monthly. U.S. petroleum product exports averaged 5.97 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2022 (405,000 b/d more than in 2021) driven by an increase of 18% (193,000 b/d) in distillate fuel oil.

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EIA projects that U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions will fall through 2050 in AEO2023

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U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions drop 25% to 38% below what they were in 2005 by 2030, according to our projections in the Annual Energy Outlook 2023 (AEO2023). We use 2005 as an emissions reference year because the United States' nationally determined contribution (NDC), submitted as part of the Paris Agreement, ...

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EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2023 will be released today

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We will release our Annual Energy Outlook 2023 (AEO2023) later today. Our AEO explores long-term energy trends in the United States and presents an outlook for energy markets through 2050.

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Residential retail electric choice participation rate has leveled off since 2019

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In 2021, 26% of eligible U.S. customers participated in their state's retail choice program, or 13.2 million U.S. residential electric customers, based on data from our Annual Electric Power Industry Report. The participation rate in U.S. residential retail choice programs remained relatively unchanged from 2019 to ...

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Nearly 5% of U.S. households did not use space heating in 2020, especially in warm regions

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Nearly 5—or 5.8 million—U.S. households did not use any space-heating equipment in 2020, according to our most recent Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) data. Space-heating equipment is any equipment that generates heat for warmth, such as natural gas furnaces; plug-in, electric space heaters; and ...

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U.S. natural gas consumption set nine monthly records and an annual record in 2022

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In 2022, U.S. natural gas consumption averaged a record 88.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d)—the highest annual natural gas consumption, according to records beginning in 1949. U.S. natural gas consumption last year increased 5% (4.5 Bcf/d) from 2021, the second-fastest year-over-year growth since 2013. Natural gas ...

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U.S. ethane demand grew 9% in 2022, driven by petrochemical capacity additions

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In 2022, U.S. ethane demand increased by approximately 9%, or almost 0.2 million barrels per day (b/d), according to our Petroleum Supply Monthly. U.S. production and consumption of ethane (a hydrocarbon gas liquid used almost exclusively as a feedstock in the petrochemical industry) has grown since 2010, along with ...

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