国际英语资讯:Power sector pushes U.S. natural gas consumption to new high in 2018
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 25-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="of">of</span> 82.1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 2.32 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span>) <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> (<span word="EIA">EIA</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Based">Based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Natural">Natural</span> <span word="Gas">Gas</span> <span word="Monthly">Monthly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="EIA">EIA</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>-<span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="additions">additions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> 29.1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="or">or</span> 35 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>. <span word="Natural">Natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="utility">utility</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="surpassing">surpassing</span> <span word="coal">coal</span>-<span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016.</p><p><span word="Specifically">Specifically</span>, <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="accounted">accounted</span> <span word="for">for</span> 35 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="utility">utility</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="with">with</span> 27 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="with">with</span> 19 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hydropower">hydropower</span> <span word="with">with</span> 7 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="generator">generator</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="additions">additions</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="displace">displace</span> <span word="coal">coal</span>-<span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2018, <span word="about">about</span> 14.5 <span word="gigawatts">gigawatts</span> (<span word="GW">GW</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 13 <span word="GW">GW</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coal">coal</span>-<span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="retired">retired</span>.</p><p><span word="Annual">Annual</span> <span word="fluctuations">fluctuations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="predominant">predominant</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span>.</p>
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