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 +…
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
Gas Facts: 2021 in Review
Highlights from 2021 Gas Facts
2021 National Fuel Gas Code Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides a summary of the significant revisions to the 2018 National Fuel Gas Code approved by the…
2020 Gas Facts
There are more than 77 million residential, commercial and industrial natural gas customers in the U.S., of which 96 percent…
Reports
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…
Understanding Updates to the EPA Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Natural Gas Systems
Climate change is a defining challenge across the globe, and natural gas, natural gas utilities, and the delivery infrastructure are…
Investor Expectations on North American Natural Gas Utilities
The question of whether allowed rates balance the interests of utilities and ratepayers is a frequent area of discussion at…
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 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…
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
Natural Gas Market Indicators – January 17, 2023
Prompt month futures reported out of Henry Hub continue to price below $4.00 per MMBtu. S&P Global reports a 9%…
Natural Gas Market Indicators – December 15, 2022
Regions directly affected by Winter Storm Diaz are seeing the largest surges in spot prices. EIA reports a 7.2 Bcf…
Natural Gas Market Indicators – December 1, 2022
PointLogic reports a 5.1 Bcf per day increase in production year over year from 95.7 Bcf per day to 100.8…
Energy Insights – November 2022
696,000 residential natural gas consumers were added in the U.S. from 2020 to 2021. Since 2019, 1.5 million residential consumers…
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 Comments on Four EPA Requests for Information (RFIs) on Inflation Reduction Act Climate Initiatives (Jan. 18, 2023)
On January 18, 2023, AGA filed comments on four EPA RFIs on how to implement provisions in the Inflation Reduction…
Joint Letter to Pipeline Safety Trust’s Report on the Safety of Hydrogen Transportation by Gas Pipelines
The American Gas Association (AGA) and the America Public Gas Association (APGA) are writing to express our disappointment in the…
AGA Submits Comments to PHMSA’s Voluntary Adoption of API RP 1173 for Gas Distribution Systems
AGA is committed to enhancing safety and advancing the implementation of PSMS.As part of this commitment,AGA has implemented various safety…
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)…