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Notes:
- Overall gas demand growth for 2001 is projected to be 2.9 percent.
- The strong growth rates in the industrial sector reflect the shifting of electric generation units from utility to non-utility categories. Demand for natural gas by NUGS in 2001 is projected at about 9.0 percent.
- For the 4th quarter of 2000, gas-weighted heating degree days is estimated to have been up by 28 percent over the relatively mild weather of late 1999.