{"id":403745,"date":"2025-09-01T23:25:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T17:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/us-natural-gas-consumption-to-hit-new-record-whats-next-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T23:46:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:16:17","slug":"us-natural-gas-consumption-to-hit-new-record-whats-next-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/us-natural-gas-consumption-to-hit-new-record-whats-next-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"US Natural Gas consumption to hit new record. What’s next? – Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Natural Gas consumption in the United States<\/a> (US) will reach a new peak in 2025, according to the latest forecasts from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Behind this increase lies a complex dynamic that illustrates both the structural dependence of the US economy on Natural Gas and the resulting tensions on energy markets.<\/p>\n

An icy winter boosts demand<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Natural Gas demand is set to rise by 1% to 91.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf\/d) in 2025, according to the EIA.<\/p>\n

Most of the increase was due to an exceptional start to the year. In January 2025, Gas consumption reached a record 126.8 Bcf\/d, 5% higher than the previous record set a year earlier. February followed the same trend, with 115.9 Bcf\/d consumed.<\/p>\n

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These levels are largely explained by a particularly harsh winter marked by a polar vortex. Remember that around 45% of American households use Gas as their main source of heating. A factor that makes demand highly sensitive to weather conditions.<\/p>\n

Changing sectors: Less electricity, more heating and industry<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Unlike the previous decade, when the electricity sector drove demand, benefiting from the boom in Gas-fired power plants, 2025 marks a turning point.<\/p>\n

The share of Gas in electricity production is declining, in favor of Coal and, above all,\u00a0 renewable energies (solar and wind).<\/p>\n

On the other hand, consumption remains steady in the residential and commercial sectors, boosted by the harsh winter, and continues to grow in industry, which remains a structural driver of demand.<\/p>\n

Natural Gas market under pressure<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This rise in consumption comes against a backdrop of heightened volatility in world Gas markets.<\/p>\n

US prices, which had surged by nearly 14% in the first quarter, subsequently corrected, reflecting the precarious balance between record production and cyclical demand.<\/p>\n

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Natural Gas daily chart. Source: TradingView<\/p>\n

Gas inventories, meanwhile, are slightly below 2024 levels, according to the EIA report, keeping investors on their toes as winter approaches.<\/p>\n

An impact beyond US borders<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The United States’ position as the world’s leading exporter of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) lends an international dimension to this rise in domestic consumption.<\/p>\n

When US demand intensifies, the availability of cargoes for Europe and Asia can be reduced, fuelling global price volatility.<\/p>\n

The winter of 2024-2025 illustrated this phenomenon, with increased competition between Asian and European buyers to secure deliveries.<\/p>\n

What’s next?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to the EIA, US Natural Gas consumption is set to decline slightly in 2026, under the expected impact of milder winters and the continued rise of renewable energies.<\/p>\n

But the underlying trend remains clear: Gas continues to play a central role in the US energy mix, for heating, industry and exports.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the increase in Natural Gas consumption in the United States underlines a dual reality: the resilience of this energy in the face of the energy transition and its ability to remain a pillar of the global economy, while exposing markets to volatility that is unlikely to abate anytime soon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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