Data on natural gas use from Oct. 18 to 24 show that power plants ranked first with about 1.746 billion cubic meters consumed. The household, commercial and small industrial sectors followed with more than 1.731 billion cubic meters, and large industries used about 1.236 billion cubic meters. Total gas consumption across these three sectors reached about 4.713 billion cubic meters during the week.

 Saturday, Oct. 18: Power plants consumed 253.31 million cubic meters, large industries 175.58 million, and the household, commercial and small industrial sectors 230.42 million, totaling 659.31 million cubic meters.

 Sunday, Oct. 19: Power plants used 257.95 million cubic meters, large industries 176.97 million, and households and small users 257.58 million, for a total of 692.5 million cubic meters.

 Monday, Oct. 20: Power plants consumed 254.82 million cubic meters, large industries 177.19 million, and the household and small sectors 248.09 million, totaling 680.1 million cubic meters.

 Tuesday, Oct. 21: Power plants used 253.22 million cubic meters, large industries 177.34 million, and households and small users 247.4 million, totaling 677.96 million cubic meters.

 Wednesday, Oct. 22: Power plants consumed 253.54 million cubic meters, large industries 175.38 million, and households and small users 256.04 million, totaling 684.96 million cubic meters.

 Thursday, Oct. 23: Power plants used 241.22 million cubic meters, large industries 177 million, and households and small users 251.38 million, totaling 669.6 million cubic meters.

 Friday, Oct. 24: Power plants consumed 231.91 million cubic meters, large industries 176.22 million, and households and small users 240.33 million, totaling 648.46 million cubic meters.

Overall, from Oct. 18 to 24, power plants remained the top gas consumers with an average of about 250 million cubic meters per day. However, daily consumption in the household, commercial and small industrial sectors rose sharply to more than 247 million cubic meters on average, narrowing the gap between the two categories.

The trend reflects a noticeable rise in residential gas use due to lower temperatures and the onset of the cold season, with household consumption approaching — and in some cases surpassing — that of power plants.