Gas utility industry projections to 1990

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976 · Am. Gas Assoc. Mon.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7132020

This is the 15th forecast published by the American Gas Association Department of Statistics. It presents forecasts to 1990 of sales and numbers of customers of natural gas distribution and transmission companies. The industry's sales to ultimate consumers have historically accounted for about 75 percent of total U.S. marketed production as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Mines; the remaining 25 percent of marketed production is not included in these projections, and consists of gas used for company operations, field use, unaccounted-for gas, and direct sales by producers. Under continued regulation, conventional domestic supplies are projected to continue to decline. With deregulation, additional conventional domestic supplies will become available, but there is considerable uncertainty as to timing and quantity. In addition to the uncertainty about conventional domestic supplies, there also is considerable uncertainty as to the timing and availability of supplemental supplies. It has been assumed that the available total gas supply will continue at about 15 quads. Other assumptions for the forecast are: residential/commercial househeating per customer is expected to remain fairly constant; the price of all fuels will rise substantially over the range of the forecast; sales of natural gas for power generation purposes will decline, and stabilize at 300 trillion Btu by 1982; and average annual residential consumption will continue to be less than 130 million Btu. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 7132020
• Journal Information: Am. Gas Assoc. Mon.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Gas Assoc. Mon.; (United States) Vol. 58:9; ISSN AGAMA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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