EIA Reveals Americans Using More NatGas than in Previous Years

We've read the standard, "received wisdom" about the market for natgas in the U.S. so many times we actually believed it. That old canard states that overall Americans use about the same amount of natural gas year in and year out, year after year. Turns out it isn't actually true. The amount of natural gas used by Americans last winter led to the largest withdrawal from storage in four years. Yes, some of the increased use went for exports of LNG, but what EIA and the media whisper instead of shouting is that Americans are using more natgas for non-export items. Demand is growing for natgas--particularly in the electricity sector. So much for wind and solar taking over, eh?

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