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- Natural gas is the fastest-growing source of primary energy.
- According to the U.S. Department of Energy, demand for natural gas in the United States is expected to dramatically increase to about 40 percent by 2025.
- Recent reports suggest that increase in demand will cause gas prices to steadily increases through at least 2010.
- LNG provides two percent of the U.S.’s natural gas, a figure that could triple by 2020, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
- According to the National Petroleum Council, new sources of supply will be required to meet the projected growth in natural gas demand.
- According to the California Energy Commission (CEC), 42% of California’s electricity generation is fueled by natural gas.
- The CEC statistics indicate that California currently produces only 16% of the natural gas that we use in our homes and businesses.
- Existing natural gas pipelines are being expanded to provide California with an additional 2.1 billion cubic feet of natural day per day.
- During the next two decades, natural gas is expected to play a key role in achieving California's environmental objectives.
- One-third of the state's electrical energy is generated by gas. That amount is projected to rise to 38 percent by 2009.
- In total, California consumes natural gas at a rate of 6,584 million cubic feet per day. That’s enough to fill 1.3 billion barrels of wine.
- LNG can help reduce natural gas price spikes when used in addition to current energy supplies.
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