1、 Residential Natural Gas Market Survey December 2011 (2010 Data) RESIDENTIAL NATURAL GAS MARKET SURVEY 2010 DATA 63rdAnnual Survey of the U.S. Natural Gas Utility Industry Published by the Policy Analysis Group American Gas Association 400 N. Capitol Street, NW, Suite 450 Washington, D.C. 20001 www.
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7、art is prohibited without the permission of the copyright owner. AGA Catalog No. F00012 . i CONTENTS Introduction . 1 Executive Summary 2 United States Housing Market in 2010 . 4 New Housing Completions . 4 Existing Housing . 8 Residential Natural Gas Customers in 2009 . 11 Total Residential Custome
8、rs . 11 House-Heating Customers 11 Natural Gas Customer and Unit Additions . 11 House-Heating Conversions . 11 Natural Gas Appliance Market Share and Consumption . 13 Market Share of Natural Gas Appliances in Residences 13 Natural Gas Consumption per Appliance . 16 Gas Hearth Shipments . 17 Resident
9、ial Bill Payment Assistance Programs 17 Competitive Residential Energy Prices . 18 Appendix A Sales Customers, Consumption, and Revenue Data by Company Appendix B Transportation Customers and Consumption Data by Company Appendix C Changes in Customers and Consumption from Previous Year by Company Ap
10、pendix D Metropolitan Statistical Area Natural Gas Market Shares Appendix E U.S. Census Regions i ii LIST OF TABLES Page 1. 2010 Private Housing Completions by Heating Fuel.5 2. Comparison of 2009 and 2010 Private Housing Completions6 3. Market Share of Private Housing Completions by Heating Fuel (2
11、000-2010) .8 4. 2010 Household Space Heating Market Share9 5. Historic Household Space Heating Market Shares.10 6. 2010 Gas Customers and Unit Additions.12 7. Market Share of Natural Gas Space Heating 1987-2009.13 8. Market Share of Natural Gas Cooking 1987-200913 9. Market Share of Natural Gas Wate
12、r Heating 1987-200914 10. Market Share of Natural Gas Clothes Drying 1987-2009.14 11. Market Share of Natural Gas, 2009.15 12. Natural Gas Market Share by Sector, 2009.15 13. U.S. Natural Gas Customer Appliance Profile. .16 14. 2010 Annual Gas Consumption per Appliance by Region16 15. Hearth Industr
13、y Unit Shipments17 16. Energy Assistance and Energy Efficiency Contributions.18 17. 2010 Competitive Fuel Prices19 LIST OF FIGURES Page 1. Gas Heat is Preferred in New Homes over Electricity and OilSingle Family Completions 2000-2010.3 2. Heating Market Share of All Private Housing Completions 2000-
14、2010.7 1Introduction This years report is the 63ndannual Residential Natural Gas Market Survey conducted by the American Gas Association (AGA). The data collected for 2010 provide a unique and comprehensive portrait of the residential natural gas market. Detailed information is presented by state an
15、d region, including customers, market share, inventory additions from new homes, and conversions from alternative fuels. Company-specific data are reported in Appendices A, B and C. Appendix D presents natural gas market shares data for the metropolitan statistical areas. A total of 71 natural gas u
16、tility companies responded to this years survey, representing 70 percent of the total U.S. residential customers. These responses are a decrease from the 72 utilities that responded to last years survey. Company-specific data were derived from the Energy Information Administrations Form 176 database
17、. Incorporated in the survey results are data regarding new private housing completions as well as existing homes from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The source of these data is different from the statistics compiled from the survey respondents and should be evaluated separately. Our thanks go to th
18、ose companies participating in this Residential Natural Gas Market Survey information-gathering effort. Their cooperation and support are essential to making this publication a primary source of natural gas utility industry data and an important industry reference. 2Executive Summary In the United S
19、tates, 61 percent of households, or 68 million customers, have natural gas service. Eighty-four percent of these natural gas customers used natural gas for house heating. Natural gas remained the United States most popular energy source for home heating, with a 50 percent residential market share. P
20、ut another way, natural gas heated more homes in this country than all other major energy sources combined electricity was 36 percent, heating oil seven percent, and propane five percent. In 2010, the majority of newly built single-family homes (54 percent) featured gas heat, down from the 55 percen
21、t gas-heat share in 2009. The gas space-heating share of new single-family housing completions exceeded the electric share in all but one region of the country. New gas single-family home completions have exceeded all other energy sources for at least eleven years (see Figure 1). In the new multi-fa
22、mily housing arena, gas market share for space heating fell to 35 percent in 2010 from 36 percent in 2009. When both single- and multi-family units are considered, the gas heating share of new housing completions rose to 50 percent, compared to 49 percent the previous year. The overall electric shar
23、e decreased by one percentage point to 48 percent in 2010. Net additions to the number of residential natural gas customers totaled 205,000 in 2010. This represents a 0.3 percent increase in total customers compared to 2009. The 2010 survey results show that roughly 40 percent of all new natural gas
24、 customers came from homes converted from another energy source. The respondents were asked to provide a breakdown of conversions by fuel type. Based on these data, fuel oil conversions to natural gas accounted for 25 percent of all conversions. Approximately eight percent of conversion customers ha
25、d previously heated with electricity. The respondents were unable to identify the previous heating fuel for 68 percent of the homes. Natural gas water heaters have a 51 percent market share, while shares for gas cooking and clothes drying maintained their market shares of 35 percent and 21 percent,
26、respectively. During 2010, almost $8.9 billion went to assist low-income households pay their energy bills or weatherize their homes. Most of the funding came from the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), with $5.1 billion in funds. Utilities, both electric and natural gas, ac
27、counted for 36 percent ($3.2 billion) of the total in the form of discounts, waivers, forgiveness of arrearages, and weatherization programs. 3Figure 1 Gas Heat is Preferred in New Homes over Electricity and Oil Single-Family Home Completions (2000-2010) 020040060080010001200Thousand HomesYearGas El
28、ectricity OilSource: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Annual 2010 Characteristics of New Housing NOTE: Gas includes both propane and natural gas.4United States Housing Market in 2010 New Housing Completions Home-building declined significantly in 2010, with 651,000 homes being built, a 16 percent decline
29、from 2009. Gas heat continued to dominate the new single-family home market. According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, new single-family completions heated by gas totaled 268,000 in 2010, down six percent from 286,000 in 2010. Gas heating market share fell to 54 percent in 2010, compared to 55 per
30、cent in 2009. The 2010 electric heating market share of new home completions was 43 percent, up from 42 percent in 2009. Single-family home completions heated by gas exceeded electric completions for the 24thconsecutive year. In the 2010 new multi-family housing arena, gas market share for space hea
31、ting declined to 35 percent, compared to the 2009 level of 36 percent. The total number of multi-family units completed in 2010 decreased to 155,000 compared to 274,000 in 2008. Market share for electric heat stayed the same compared to 2009. Gas-heated multi-family units numbered 55,000 compared wi
32、th 979,000 electric units in 2010. When both single and multi-family units are considered, the market share of new housing heated by gas in 2010 was 50 percent. The overall 2010 electric house heating market share decreased one percentage points to reach 48 percent. Overall numbers exhibited an incr
33、ease in gas share while each sector showed declines because the relative proportion of single-family homes, where gas does better, increased. Tables 1 and 2 present the regional breakdown of units completed by type of fuel. Single-family home completions heated by gas outnumbered electric completion
34、s in all regions except the South. The gas market shares in the Northeast, Midwest, South and West regions were 78 percent, 71 percent, 33 percent and 80 percent, respectively. In the multi-family sector, gas completions exceeded electric in the Northeast and West regions. Table 3 shows new housing
35、market share data from 2000 to 2010. The Census data show that in recent years, electric market share has increased at the expense of gas, from 65 percent gas and 32 percent electric in 2000 to 50 percent for gas and 48 percent for electric in 2010. 5Table 1 2010 Housing Completions by Heating Fuel
36、Share Units (Thousands) Single-Family U.S. Northeast Midwest South West Gas154% 268 42 58 85 82 Electricity 43% 216 6 21 171 18 Oil 1% 5 4 - Z Z Other22% 8 2 2 2 3 Subtotal 100% 496 54 82 258 103 Multi-Family Gas135% 55 22 9 3 21 Electricity 62% 97 4 15 56 21 Oil Z Z Z - - - Other NA NA NA NA NA NA
37、Subtotal 100% 155 26 25 59 45 Combined Gas150% 323 64 67 88 103 Electricity 48% 313 10 36 227 39 Oil 1% 5 4 Z Z Z Other21% 8 2 2 2 3 TOTAL 100% 651 80 107 317 148 Heat Pump3Single-Family 88% 189 4 17 154 13 Multi-Family 76% 74 8 6 42 19 Combined 84% 263 12 23 196 32 Manufactured Homes450 4 6 34 6 1I
38、ncludes propane. 2Includes wood, coal, solar, and other fuels. 3Subset of electricity. Share information reflects total market. 4Not included in the totals for Single-Family, Multi-Family, or Combined. Heating fuel information not available for manufactured homes. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census W
39、ebsite. Z = Less than 500 units or less than 0.5 percent. NA = Not available Note: Components may not add to totals due to rounding and withheld data Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Characteristics of New Housing: 2010 6Table 2 A Comparison of 2009 and 2010 Private Housing Completions (Percent of
40、 Market) U.S. Total Northeast Midwest South West 2009 2010 2009 2009 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 Single-Family Gas155% 54% 71% 78% 71% 71% 35% 33% 79% 80% Electricity 42% 43% 14% 11% 26% 26% 64% 66% 17% 18% Oil 1% 1% 11% 9% - - Z Z Z Z Other 2% 2% 4% 3% 3% 2% Z Z 4% 3% Multi-Family Gas136% 35% 82%
41、 82% 55% 35% 5% 5% 62% 47% Electricity 62% 62% 9% 17% 45% 61% 94% 94% 37% 47% Oil Z Z 2% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Other NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Combined Gas149% 50% 77% 80% 66% 63% 25% 28% 73% 70% Electricity 49% 48% 13% 13% 31% 33% 75% 72% 25% 26% Oil 1% 1% 7% 8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Other 1% 1% 2%
42、2% 3% 2% 1% 1% 3% 2% 1Includes propane. Z = Less than 500 units or less than 0.5 percent. NA = Not available Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Characteristics of New Housing: 2010 730%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
43、 2007 2008 2009 2010MarketShareYearFigure 2Heating Market Share for All Housing Completions(2000-2010)Gas ElectricitySource: See Table 3 on the next page. Note: Gas includes natural gas and propane. 8Table 3 Market Share of Private Housing Completions by Heating Fuel (1999-2010) 2000 2001 2002 2003
44、2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Single-Family Gas170% 70% 68% 70% 69% 66% 62% 60% 59% 55% 54%Electricity 27% 27% 28% 27% 29% 31% 35% 38% 38% 42% 43% Oil 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%Other 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2%Multi-Family Gas145% 47% 45% 51% 46% 43% 43% 41% 37% 36% 35%Electricity 54
45、% 53% 54% 48% 53% 55% 56% 58% 62% 62% 62%Oil Z Z Z Z Z 2% Z 1% Z Z ZOther NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NACombined Gas165% 65% 64% 67% 65% 63% 59% 56% 53% 49% 50%Electricity 32% 32% 33% 31% 33% 35% 39% 42% 45% 49% 48%Oil 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%Other 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%1Includes
46、 propane. S = Data withheld because they did not meet publication standards on the basis of response rate, associated standard error or consistency review. Z = Less than 500 units or less than 0.5 percent. NA = Not available Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding Source: U.S. Burea
47、u of the Census, Characteristics of New Housing: 2010 Existing Housing According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than half of the existing housing units in 2008 used natural gas to heat their homes, accounting for more than 56 million (or 50 percent) of the 113 million occupied housing units in the
48、United States (see Table 4). Gas holds the largest market share in the Midwest, where 69 percent of the homes in that region have gas-heating systems. Gas heating beats out the competition in the Northeast and West regions of the country. Natural gas house-heating market share in the Northeast was 52 percent, while the natural gas share was 60 percent in the West. Gas has the lowest market share in the warmer climate of the South. About 32 percent of the houses in the South used natural gas space heating in 2009. 9Tab
