Energy Insights: Peak Daily Domestic Demand for Natural Gas and Electricity in 2022

• The natural gas distribution system set a record for total daily domestic demand of 146.8 billion cubic feet (Bcf) on 12/23/2022. This level of demand was a significant increase over the previous record set on 1/30/2019 when total daily demand reached 146.1 Bcf.
• The typical peak days for natural gas and electricity demand take place in January and July +/- 15 days, respectively.
• Domestic demand only includes power generation, residential, commercial, and industrial end users. Additional natural gas supplied as LNG feedgas and exports to Mexico was 13.9 Bcf, bringing total demand to 160 Bcf.
• During the previous two winters, peak day demand was lower than in recent years due to both demand impacts from the ongoing global pandemic and back-to-back winters with warmer-than-average national temperatures.
• During the hottest day in the summer, the electric grid delivered a record 15,465 GWh of energy compared to last year’s peak of 14,168 GWh.
• Converting the two sources of energy to total daily MMBtu, the record demand day for gas was 164.3 million MMBtu compared to the record demand day for electricity of 52.8 million MMBtu. The difference between the two demonstrates that the gas distribution system on the coldest days can deliver 3 times as much energy per 24 hours as the electric grid on the hottest days.

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