**3. Natural gas consumption in U.S.**

U.S. Energy Information Administration, Agency says it will be some time before energy consumption returns to normal [2]. The speed of economic recovery, advances in technology, changes in trade flows, and energy incentives will determine what sources the United States uses to produce and consume energy in the future [3]. **Figure 1** shows a forecast of natural gas consumption with an increasing outlook. The US EIA (**Figure 2**) forecasts that natural gas will continue to play an important role in the industry.

#### **Figure 1.**

*EIA's AEO2021 explores the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. energy mix through 2050 (quadrillion British thermal units).*

**Figure 2.**

*US EIA lifts forecasts for 2021–2022 natural gas and power consumption.*


**Table 1.**

*Prices (dollars per thousand cubic feet).*
