Fact Sheet: Advancing America’s Agriculture
Natural gas is a critical part of American agriculture. Key feedstocks like ammonia, which is used to make nitrogenous fertilizer,…
Research & POlicy
On Capitol Hill and beyond, AGA champions the role of natural gas in energizing America’s future, advocating on behalf of natural gas utilities on a variety of issues related to the production, transmission, distribution and use of natural gas.
Fact Sheets
Natural Gas Fuels Local Restaurants
Chefs and customers agree: Natural gas bans would harm business.
Gas Facts: Natural Gas Reserves and Producing Wells
U.S. Natural Gas Reserves as of December 31 Reserves (Billion Cubic Feet) 2021 % Change 2021/2020 Proved Reserves 625,373 +…
Gas Facts: 2021 in Review
Highlights from 2021 Gas Facts
Reports
Study: Advancing America’s Agriculture
The American Gas Association (“AGA”) engaged FTI Consulting, Inc. (“FTI”) to analyze the natural gas consumption and economic impact of…
Working with Other Stakeholders to Advance Pipeline Safety in Damage Prevention
The report provides an analysis of the states with the lowest excavation damage rates, identifies the 12 core components of…
AGA End of Year Report
Please click below to find our year-end report detailing our achievements as an industry over the past year.
Winter Heating Outlook 2022-2023
To view the slide deck click here – October 17, 2022 Each year, the American Gas Association (AGA) examines market…
Policy
AGA Comments on EPA Accidental Release Risk Management Program (RMP) Proposed Rule
On October 31, AGA filed comments on EPA’s Proposed Rule to revise chemical Accidental Release Prevention Risk Management Program (RMP)…
AGA Files Comments on EPA Subpart W Methane Reporting Rule Proposed Revisions
AGA together with APGA filed detailed joint comments on Oct. 6, 2022 on EPA’s proposed rule to revise the greenhouse…
AGA Joins Comments Aug. 8, 2022 Urging EPA to Clarify Regulations Governing State Clean Water Act 401 Water Quality Certifications
AGA joined the attached two sets of comments filed August 8, 2022 on EPA’s notice of proposed rulemaking to revise…
AGA and INGAA August 2, 2022 Comments on the Corps of Engineers’ Notice Regarding Tribal Consultations, NHPA and Environmental Justice
On August 2, 2022, AGA and INGAA filed joint comments in response to the Army Corps of Engineers’ Notice published…
Data
Weekly and Monthly Heating Degree Day Data
Heating Degree Days are a measure of the coldness of the weather experienced, based on the extent to which the daily…
Weekly Working Gas in Storage
The Underground Storage Report measures the utilization of subsurface facilities for storing gas that has been transferred from its original…
Gas Facts: Emissions
2020 Total Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Systems (MMTe) 153.5 Methane Emissions from Distribution Systems (MMTe) 13.9
Gas Facts: Energy Efficiency
2020 Energy Efficiency Expenditures (Millions) 1,407 Gross Incremental Savings (Million Therms) 323.5
Energy Insights
Energy Insights: Peak Daily Domestic Demand for Natural Gas and Electricity in 2022
The use of natural gas set a record for total daily domestic demand of 146.8 Bcf on 12/23/2022.
Natural Gas Market Indicators – March 15, 2023
The EIA’s March edition of the Short-Term Energy Outlook anticipates an increase in U.S. natural gas exports over the next…
Energy Insights: Comparison of Home Appliance Energy Use, Operating Costs, and Carbon Dioxide Emissions
This AGA study evaluates the critical differences in energy cost and emissions for many common home appliances that use natural…
Natural Gas Market Indicators – March 1, 2023
EIA reports the average withdrawal rate is 23 percent lower than the five-year average despite multiple Winter Storms this withdrawal…
Technical Papers
Featured Resource
Pathways to Net-Zero
Climate change is a defining challenge across the globe, and natural gas, natural gas utilities, and the delivery infrastructure are essential to meeting our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. AGA engaged ICF to conduct the first comprehensive analysis exploring natural gas utility pathways to achieve net-zero emissions.
Natural Gas State Profiles
The AGA State Profile Pages are designed to provide a snapshot of the natural gas industry by presenting the following gas industry statistics for each state and market segment: utility sales revenues, consumption, customers, infrastructure (including reserves, production, and transmission and distribution lines), and efficiency program expenditures.
Nation Wide
Natural Gas Utility Efficiency Programs
Energy efficiency can be an effective resource for customers, communities, and states to reduce energy costs, provide essential energy services, improve energy reliability and resilience, boost the economy, and reduce the environmental footprint of energy use.
Comments & Testimony
AGA Files Comments on Possible WRI Revisions to GHG Emissions Protocol
On March 14, 2023, AGA submitted comments in response to a series of World Resources Institute (WRI) surveys seeking initial…
AGA Files Comments on EPA’s Draft 2023 Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Sinks
On March 17, 2023, AGA filed comments on EPA’s draft 2023 Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Sinks. …
AGA Files Comments on DOE Home Efficiency Rebate & Electrification Program
In comments filed on March 3, 2023, AGA encouraged DOE to consider a fuller range of technologies which complement the…
AGA Comments on EPA Proposed ENERGY STAR NextGen Certification for Buildings
In comments filed on March 2, 2023, AGA encouraged the EPA to consider natural gas infrastructure’s capacity to meet peak…