Region

Short Term

Longer Term (2005)

Million Cubic Feet

Million Barrels^a

Million Cubic Feet

Million Barrels^a

New England

  Base Natural Gas Consumption (Not Switchable)

2,405^b

425

2,582

456

  Distillate Switchable/Convertible^c

298

53

566

100

  Total Consumption After Switching

2,703

477

3,148

556

  Percentage Increase From Short-Term Base Consumption
 (2,405 Million Cubic Feet per Day^b)

12.4%

12.4%

30.9%

30.9%

Middle Atlantic

  Base Natural Gas Consumption (Not Switchable)

10,572^b

1,868

11,182

1,975

  Distillate Switchable/Convertible^c

566

100

976

172

  Total Consumption After Switching

11,138

1,968

12,158

2,148

  Percentage Increase From Short-Term Base Consumption
 (10,572 Million Cubic Feet per Day^b)

5.4%

5.4%

15.0%

15.0%

Northeast

  Base Natural Gas Consumption (Not Switchable)

12,977^b

2,292

13,764

2,431

  Distillate Switchable/Convertible^c

864

153

1,542

272

  Total Consumption After Switching

13,841

2,445

15,306

2,704

  Percentage Increase From Short-Term Base Consumption
 (12,977 Million Cubic Feet per Day^b)

6.7%

6.7%

17.9%

17.9%

^aDistillate equivalent of natural gas consumption shown in the preceding column.
^b1999 base consumption, used to calculate percentage increases after switching for both the short term and longer term.
^cIn the short term, this includes only customers with dual-fuel capability switchable from distillate to natural gas, using existing equipment. Also included is natural gas consumption that would have been switched to distillate due to gas service interruptions. In the longer term, it also includes customers choosing to convert to natural gas by retrofitting existing equipment or purchasing new equipment to burn natural gas.
Sources: Energy Information Administration, derived from Annual Energy Outlook 2000; and EIAGIS-NG Geographic Information System, Natural Gas Pipeline Database, as of March 2000.