# US power generators burn record amounts of natural gas on hottest day of summer

> US power generators were forecast to burn about 52.9 bcf/d of gas on a hot Friday, a record. The prior record was 52.3 bcf/d set the day before during a heat wave.

- Date: 2023-07-28 · published 2023-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35227-us-power-generators-burn-record-amounts-of-natural-gas-on-hottest-day-of-summer
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Record power burn tightens domestic gas demand in summer, which can support gas prices and raise energy costs across the feed supply chain.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2023-10-25 | [US natural gas prices up on cooler forecast - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33803-us-natural-gas-prices-up-on-cooler-forecast-markets-business-recorder.md) | +18.8% | -6.0% |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-11 | [US natural gas prices soar to two-year high on colder forecasts - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26699-us-natural-gas-prices-soar-to-two-year-high-on-colder-forecasts-markets.md) | +53.7% | -14.7% |
| NATGAS | 2026-08-31 | [U.S. Natural Gas Futures Gain on Late-Summer Heat - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18061-u-s-natural-gas-futures-gain-on-late-summer-heat-wsj.md) | +3.3% | +7.4% |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-09 | [Natural Gas Traders Unswayed by Record-Breaking Cold Penetrating Lower 48](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5578-natural-gas-traders-unswayed-by-record-breaking-cold-penetrating-lower-48.md) | +90.1% | -15.6% |
| NATGAS | 2025-07-24 | [US natural gas prices climb on heat forecast, smaller storage build](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23959-us-natural-gas-prices-climb-on-heat-forecast-smaller-storage-build.md) | -2.1% | -9.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-power-generators-burn-record-amounts-natgas-hottest-day-summer-2023-07-28/

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