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  Consumption [0]   
    »  Residential  1,139 trillion Btu  5.4%   2019
    »  Commercial  1,122 trillion Btu  6.2%   2019
    »  Industrial  384 trillion Btu  1.2%   2019
    »  Transportation  1,211 trillion Btu  4.2%   2019

I wouldn't go to vegas if I were you.

[0] https://www.eia.gov/state/print.php?sid=NY

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Your figures show that commercial and industrial consumers consume more gas than residential consumers.

Probably commercial/industrial usage involves a few large consumers, not many smaller consumers. So there are fewer opportunities for leaks or explosions.

Those statistics are for New York State, not NYC.

See page 27 (PDF page 33) of [0].

Commercial natural gas usage in NYC is roughly 40% of non-power generation natural gas usage. The actual proportion varies greatly depending on time of year, presumably due to natural gas heating in residential properties in colder months.

[0] https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dep/downloads/pdf/air/nyc-combin...

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