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This next slide shows what fuels are used in the residential market. When a energy supply event happens, particularly severe winter weather, it is this sector that the government becomes most concerned about.
As you can see, natural gas is very important to the residential sector not only in DC, MD and VA but in the United States as well.
DC residents use more natural gas for home heating than do MD and VA. While residents use heating oil in all three states, this fuel plays an important role in MD and VA. Note: kerosene is included in the distillate category because it is an important fuel to rural households in MD and VA.
MD and VA rely more on electricity than DC. Both MD and VA use propane as well.
While there are some similarities in this chart, it is interesting to note that the three States do use different fuels for their residential heating needs.
