How Natural Gas is Powering America

U.S. Energy Information Administration Annual Energy Outlook 2013, 4/2013Projected Data Source: EIA Annual Energy Outlook: 2013 Early Release Historic Data Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly, January 2012U.S. Energy Information Administration Annual Energy Outlook 2013: Market Trends-ElectricityU.S. Energy Information Administration FAQ Page: Which states consume and produce the most natural gas?, updated 7/15/2013U.S. Energy Information Administration Annual Energy Outlook 2013, 4/2013U.S. EIA as cited in \223A Fracking Good Story,\224 Slate, 9/15/2012Benchmarking Air Emissions, Ceres, 5/2013 - Attributed to coal regulation, coal plant retirements and rising use of natural gas.U.S. EIA as cited in \223A Fracking Good Story,\224 Slate, 9/15/2012World Energy Outlook, IEA, June 2013EPA Natural Gas pageTOP NATURAL GAS CONSUMING STATESAMONG TOP 100 U.S. POWER PRODUCERS,ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR USE OF GAS HAS GROWN ROUGHLY IN THE LAST DECADE.NATURAL GASWILL MAKE UPOF NEW CAPACITY\(Measured in Trillion Cubic Feet or TCF\FOR THE NEXT\(ALSO TOP NG PRODUCING STATE, 7.1 TCF\LOUISIANAFLORIDANEW YORK1.2 TCFNATURAL GAS IS THE MOST EFFICIENTLEAST EXPENSIVEPOWER GENERATION TO BUILD TODAY. BOTH ARE 20 YEAR DECLINESRENEWABLESNATURAL GAS IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF POWER USED TO ENSURE THE RELIABLE INCORPORATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY INTO THE U.S. POWER GRID.IN PART DUE TO A SWITCH IN POWER GENERATION TO GREATER USE OF NATURAL GASUS ENERGY-RELATED CARBON EMISSIONS MILLION TONS IN 2012NATURAL GAS PRODUCESLESS NITROGEN OXIDES, LESS DIOXIDE AND NO MERCURY.FROM THE EPA Compared to the average air emissions from the dominant form of energy,U.S. PER CAPITA CARBON EMISSIONS HAVE DROPPED TO THEIR LOWEST LEVELSDWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LEFT THE WHITE HOUSE IN THANKS LARGELY TO RISING USE OF NATURAL GAS. HOW NATURAL GAS IS POWERING AMERICA�+�2��<�+�����+�
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/SSXRX; HOW NATURAL GAS IS POWERING AMERICA NATURAL GÁS NATURAL GAS WILL MAKE UP GENERATED 26% 63% ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR USE OF GAS OF OUR POWER IN HAS GROWN ROUGHLY 2013 40% OF NEW CAPACITY ADDITIONS THROUGH 2040. IN THE LAST DECADE.? STABLE, NATURAL GAS IS THE MOST EFFICIENT AFFORDABLE AND LEAST EXPENSIVE PRICES POWER GENERATION TO BUILD TODAY. %$4 %24 %$4 %24 %24 %24 <$6/MMBTU FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. U.S. PER CAPITA CARBON EMISSIONS HAVE DROPPED TO THEIR LOWEST LEVELS SINCE DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LEFT THE WHITE HOUSE IN 1961, THANKS LARGELY TO RISING USE OF NATURAL GAS. AMONG TOP 100 U.S. POWER PRODUCERS, 2011 EMISSIONS 72% OF SOX AND SMOG-FORMING 70% NOx BOTH ARE 20 YEAR DECLINES RENEWABLES NATURAL GAS IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF POWER USED TO ENSURE THE RELIABLE INCORPORATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY INTO THE U.S. POWER GRID. (MJ BRADLEY) FROM THE EPA Compared to the average air emissions from the dominant form of energy, NATURAL GAS PRODUCES 1/2 AS MUCH CO, 2' 2/3 LESS NITROGEN OXIDES, 99% LESS SULFUR DIOXIDE AND NO MERCURY.10 US ENERGY-RELATED CARBON EMISSIONS DROPPED 200 MILLION TONS IN 2012 IN PART DUE TO A SWITCH IN POWER GENERATION TO GREATER USE OF NATURAL GAS. TOP NATURAL GAS CONSUMING STATES“ (Measured in Trillion Cubic Feet or TCF) TEXAS CALIFORNIA LOUISIANA FLORIDA NEW YORK (ALSO TOP NG PRODUCING STATE, 7.1 TCF) anga America's Natural Gas Alliance 1 U.S. Energy Information Administration Annual Energy Outlook 2013, 4/2013 2 Projected Data Source: EIA Annual Energy Outlook: 2013 Early Release Historic Data Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly, January 2012 3 U.S. Energy Information Administration Annual Energy Outlook 2013: Market Trends-Electricity 4 U.S. Energy Information Administration FAQ Page: Which states consume and produce the most natural gas?, updated 7/15/2013 5 U.S. Energy Information Administration Annual Energy Outlook 2013, 4/2013 6 U.S. EIA as cited in "A Fracking Good Story," Slate, 9/15/2012 7 Benchmarking Air Emissions, Ceres, 5/2013 - Attributed to coal regulation, coal plant retirements and rising use of natural gas. 8 U.S. EIA as cited in "A Fracking Good Story," Slate, 9/15/2012 9 World Energy Outlook, IEA, June 2013 10 EPA Natural Gas page 11 "Economic and Employment Contributions of Shale Gas in the United States." IHS, 2011.