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Networked Gas Daily Consumption June 2023

Household gas consumption fell by 29% in June 2023 compared with June 2022

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Key Findings

  • Total networked gas consumption in June 2023 was 9% lower than in June 2022 (See Table 1).

  • Compared with June 2022, gas consumption decreased for all categories of customer: non-daily metered (-29%), daily metered (-14%), large daily metered (-12%), and power plants (-5%) (See Table 1).

  • For each day in June 2023, large daily metered gas consumption was lower than the same day in June 2022 (See Tables 5A and 5B).

  • The mean temperature at Dublin Airport for June 2023 was 15.3°C, compared with 13.6°C in June 2022.

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (05 September 2023) published Networked Gas Daily Consumption June 2023.

Commenting on the release Kevin Hunt, Statistician in the Environment and Climate Division, said: “Total metered gas consumption was 4,054 gigawatt hours (GWh) for June 2023, which was 9% lower than in June 2022 (See Table 1).
 
Gas consumption by non-daily metered customers in June 2023 was 29% lower than June 2022 and 26% lower than June 2021 (See Table 1 and Editor's Note below). This was the lowest month for non-daily metered consumption recorded since January 2021, the earliest month of data currently available (See Table 1 and Background Notes).

Gas consumption by daily metered customers in June 2023 was also the lowest on record since January 2021, with a decrease of 14% in consumption compared with June 2022 (See Table 1).

Large daily metered customer gas consumption in June 2023 was 12% below that of June 2022 (See Table 1). For each day in June 2023, large daily metered gas consumption was lower than the same day in June 2022 (See Tables 5A and 5B).

Gas consumption by power plants in June 2023 decreased by 5% compared with June 2022 (See Table 1).

According to Met Éireann, the mean temperature in Dublin Airport for June 2023 was 15.3°C, compared with a mean of 13.6°C for June 2022. The long-term average mean for June, for the reference period 1981-2010, was 13.4°C".

Meteorological Data

This release includes information on the maximum daily air temperature at Dublin airport and the daily mean wind speed at Dublin airport (See Tables 7A, 7B, 8A and 8B). The amount of wind influences the balance between electricity generated from natural gas and from wind turbines. The maximum daily air temperature impacts on household heating demand on colder days.

Editor's Note

Non-daily metered customers have an annual consumption of less than 5.55 GWh. This covers households, as well as some small and medium enterprises.  Daily metered customers consume over 5.55 GWh per year, while large daily metered customers consume over 57.5 GWh annually. See Background Notes for further detail.

Tables and Graphs

Non-Daily MeteredPower Plants
January 202119583149
February 202115892292
March 202113872995
April 202110922842
May 20218462412
June 20213752820
July 20213043152
August 20213533103
September 20213782841
October 20218242548
November 202113602782
December 202116092672
January 202217113112
February 202214892024
March 202213332763
April 20229893027
May 20225593154
June 20223943235
July 20223003616
August 20222803737
September 20224103127
October 20226892604
November 202210932729
December 202216693245
January 202316052906
February 202312132684
March 202313153033
April 20238812783
May 20234643243
June 20232793071
Table 1 Metered Natural Gas Consumption by Month, Customer Type and Year 2021-2023

Table 2A Metered Natural Gas Consumption by All Meters by Day 2023

Table 2B Metered Natural Gas Consumption by All Meters by Day 2022

Table 3A Metered Natural Gas Consumption by Power Plants by Day 2023

Table 3B Metered Natural Gas Consumption by Power Plants by Day 2022

Table 4A Metered Natural Gas Consumption by Non-Daily Metered Customers by Day 2023

Table 4B Metered Natural Gas Consumption by Non-Daily Metered Customers by Day 2022

Table 5A Metered Natural Gas Consumption by Large Daily Metered Customers by Day 2023

Table 5B Metered Natural Gas Consumption by Large Daily Metered Customers by Day 2022

Table 6A Metered Natural Gas Consumption by Daily Metered Customers by Day 2023

Table 6B Metered Natural Gas Consumption by Daily Metered Customers by Day 2022

Table 7A Met Éireann Maximum Daily Air Temperature by Day at Dublin Airport 2023

Table 7B Met Éireann Maximum Daily Air Temperature by Day at Dublin Airport 2022

Table 8A Met Éireann Mean Wind Speed by Day at Dublin Airport 2023

Table 8B Met Éireann Mean Wind Speed by Day at Dublin Airport 2022

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