Fact Sheet: Advancing America’s Hospitality
The U.S. hospitality sector and its supply chain consumes 294.1 Bcf of natural gas per year. Natural gas is essential…
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
2021 Gas Facts
There are more than 77 million residential, commercial and industrial natural gas customers in the U.S., of which 96 percent…
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,…
Reports
Study: Advancing America’s Hospitality
The American Gas Association engaged FTI Consulting, Inc. (“FTI”) to describe the economic value natural gas provides to the U.S.…
Leading Practices to Reduce the Possibility of a Natural Gas Over-Pressurization Event
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to natural gas utilities on leading practices that may supplement current…
Understanding Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Natural Gas – EPA 2023 Inventory (1990-2021)
Climate change is a defining challenge globally. Natural gas, gas utilities, and the delivery infrastructure are essential to meeting our…
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…
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 Working Gas in Storage
The Underground Storage Report measures the utilization of subsurface facilities for storing gas that has been transferred from its original…
Weekly and Monthly Cooling Degree Day Data
Cooling Degree Daysare a measure of the need for air conditioning (cooling) based on the extent to which the daily…
Distribution Pipe by Company Data (2011-2022)
The files below contain annual data (Miles of Main and Number of Services) by material for each company in the…
2021 Gas Facts
There are more than 77 million residential, commercial and industrial natural gas customers in the U.S., of which 96 percent…
Energy Insights
Energy Insights: Future Natural Gas Supplies in the United States are at their Highest Reported Level On Record
Highlights from the Potential Gas Committee’s 2022 Year-End Assessment
Energy Insights: Peak Daily Domestic Demand for Natural Gas and Electricity
The natural gas system set a record for total daily domestic demand of 157.3 bcf on 12/24/2022.
Natural Gas Market Indicators – August 16, 2023
Market Summary Weather July concluded with the first hurricane of the 2023 season, Tropical Storm Don, which intensified into a…
Natural Gas Use for Electric Power Generation is Reaching New Records in 2023
Figure 1: Figure 2: Source: Based on data from S&P Global Commodity Insights, ©2023 by S&P Global Inc. and the…
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.
Innovating Today For a More Resilient Future
Using natural gas’ infrastructure is an important tool in the suite of greenhouse gas emissions reduction options available to the United States.
The integration of future fuels like hydrogen and RNG into gas systems can expand options, and accelerate our nation’s ability to reduce 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 Comments on DOE NODA
On September 1, AGA filed comments on the Department of Energy (DOE) Notification of Data Availability and Request for Comment (NODA):…
AGA Joins Joint Trade Group Comments on ENERGY STAR Proposal to Remove Natural Gas Furnaces
AGA Responds to EPA’s Proposal to Remove Gas Furnaces from Energy Star Program
On June 22, 2023, AGA filed comments with EPA regarding the proposal to sunset ENERGY STAR Version 4.1 specification for…
AGA Joins Coalition Comments on Proposal to Restrict Regulated Industry Input Regulations
On June 6, AGA joined a multi-trade association comment letter expressing concern about the White House Office of Management and…