Released: November 2009

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 1.3 First Use of Energy for All Purposes (Fuel and Nonfuel), 2006; Level: National and Regional Data; 

 Row: Values of Shipments and Employment Sizes Column: Energy Sources and Shipments;

 Unit: Trillion Btu.Economic Net Residual Distillate LPG and Coke and 

Characteristic(a) Total(b) Electricity(c) Fuel Oil Fuel Oil(d) Natural Gas(e) NGL(f) Coal Breeze 

Total United States

Value of Shipments and Receipts(million dollars) Under 20 1,166 367 23 48 540 15 41 

 20-49 1,209 333 20 26 550 8 104 

 50-99 1,507 349 51 19 575 98 190 

 100-249 2,651 607 53 20 1,091 23 310 

 250-499 2,362 413 52 13 754 158 247 

 500 and Over 8,805 781 115 17 2,400 2,074 541 

 Not Ascertained (i) 3,399 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Total 21,098 2,851 314 143 5,911 2,376 1,433 Employment Size

 Under 50 1,216 334 13 55 598 25 51 

 50-99 1,318 233 60 16 617 151 91 

 100-249 3,300 656 56 30 1,100 535 360  250-499 3,960 593 44 20 1,207 877 290 

 500-999 4,260 568 58 12 1,212 251 186  1000 and Over 3,645 467 83 12 1,177 537 455 

 Not Ascertained (i) 3,399 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Total 21,098 2,851 314 143 5,911 2,376 1,433 

Northeast Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts(million dollars) Under 20 160 55 8 13 65 2 * 

 20-49 227 46 7 4 88 2 19 

 50-99 147 43 16 1 59 Q 14 

 100-249 242 64 6 2 114 1 24 

 250-499 150 32 9 2 36 8 15 

 500 and Over 468 65 17 2 134 6 148 

 Not Ascertained (i) 276 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Total 1,670 306 64 24 495 21 220 

Employment Size

 Under 50 121 42 6 13 51 1 2 

 50-99 168 33 4 2 62 9 6 

 100-249 287 77 16 4 112 4 41 

 250-499 222 56 13 2 77 1 11 

 500-999 345 47 17 2 115 6 12 

 1000 and Over 251 52 8 1 79 * 148 

 Not Ascertained (i) 276 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1,670 306 64 24 495 21 220 

Midwest Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts(million dollars) Under 20 450 132 Q Q 253 4 3 

 20-49 369 106 7 Q 180 2 33 

 50-99 466 132 5 8 W W 49 

 100-249 816 240 5 3 367 8 86 

 250-499 442 100 1 2 W W 115 

 500 and Over 1,647 223 21 4 W W 268 

 Not Ascertained (i) 481 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Total 4,671 934 45 36 1,643 130 554 
Released: November 2009

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 1.3 First Use of Energy for All Purposes (Fuel and Nonfuel), 2006; Level: National and Regional Data; 

 Row: Values of Shipments and Employment Sizes Column: Energy Sources and Shipments;

 Unit: Trillion Btu.Economic Net Residual Distillate LPG and Coke and 

Characteristic(a) Total(b) Electricity(c) Fuel Oil Fuel Oil(d) Natural Gas(e) NGL(f) Coal Breeze 

Employment Size Under 50 452 130 4 Q 246 2 10 

 50-99 349 76 12 2 210 3 26 

 100-249 879 233 4 9 W W 152 

 250-499 846 176 2 2 W W 133 

 500-999 702 169 4 2 244 5 44 

 1000 and Over 963 150 19 3 352 1 189 

 Not Ascertained (i) 481 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 4,671 934 45 36 1,643 130 554 

South Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts(million dollars) Under 20 391 130 5 16 164 6 8 

 20-49 448 137 5 9 209 3 30 

 50-99 718 138 28 6 W W 97 

 100-249 1,265 230 38 9 481 14 154 

 250-499 1,479 203 40 6 W W 106  500 and Over 5,825 428 71 6 W W 117 

 Not Ascertained (i) 2,298 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Total 12,424 1,267 187 52 3,117 2,206 513 

Employment Size

 Under 50 477 120 2 16 239 20 9 

 50-99 677 93 42 7 286 138 52  100-249 1,722 271 28 10 W W 117 

 250-499 2,357 270 24 9 W W 113 

 500-999 2,768 296 35 6 719 239 112 

 1000 and Over 2,125 217 57 4 660 531 111 

 Not Ascertained (i) 2,298 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Total 12,424 1,267 187 52 3,117 2,206 513 

West Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts(million dollars) Under 20 164 50 3 7 59 3 29 

 20-49 165 44 Q Q 73 2 23 

 50-99 177 35 2 4 60 1 29 

 100-249 327 73 4 6 129 1 47 

 250-499 291 77 2 4 99 1 11 

 500 and Over 865 64 7 5 236 12 8 

 Not Ascertained (i) 344 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2,334 344 18 32 656 19 146 

Employment Size

 Under 50 166 42 1 7 63 2 30 

 50-99 124 32 2 Q 58 1 8 

 100-249 412 75 8 6 133 8 50 

 250-499 535 92 6 7 181 3 34 

 500-999 446 56 1 2 134 1 17 

 1000 and Over 306 48 * 3 86 4 7 

 Not Ascertained (i) 344 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Total 2,334 344 18 32 656 19 146 

 (a) Value of Shipments and Receipts and Employment Size categories were supplied by theBureau of the Census. (b) 'Total' is the sum of all of the listed energy sources, including 'Other,' minus the
Released: November 2009

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 1.3 First Use of Energy for All Purposes (Fuel and Nonfuel), 2006; Level: National and Regional Data; 

 Row: Values of Shipments and Employment Sizes Column: Energy Sources and Shipments;

 Unit: Trillion Btu.Economic Net Residual Distillate LPG and Coke and 

Characteristic(a) Total(b) Electricity(c) Fuel Oil Fuel Oil(d) Natural Gas(e) NGL(f) Coal Breeze 

shipments of energy sources produced onsite. It is the total amount of first use of energyfor all (fuel and nonfuel) purposes. (c) 'Net Electricity' is obtained by summing purchases, transfers in, andgeneration from noncombustible renewable resources, minus quantities sold andtransferred out. It does not include electricity inputs from onsitecogeneration or generation from combustible fuels because that energy hasalready been included as generating fuel (for example, coal). (d) 'Distillate Fuel Oil' includes Nos. 1, 2, and 4 fuel oils and Nos. 1, 2, and 4diesel fuels. (e) 'Natural Gas' includes natural gas obtained from utilities, local distribution companies,and any other supplier(s), such as independent gas producers, gas brokers, marketers,and any marketing subsidiaries of utilities. (f) Examples of Liquefied Petroleum Gases '(LPG)' are ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene,normal butane, butylene, ethane-propane mixtures, propane-butane mixtures, and isobutaneproduced at refineries or natural gas processing plants, including plants that fractionate rawNatural Gas Liquids '(NGL).' (g) 'Other' includes net steam (the sum of purchases, generation fromrenewables, and net transfers), and other energy that respondents indicated wasused to produce heat and power or as feedstock/raw material inputs. See alsoFootnote 'i'. (h) 'Shipments of Energy Sources Produced Onsite' are those shipments produced ortransformed onsite from the nonfuel use of other energy sources. For example, at an establishmentthat processes coal to make coke for later use, the entire quantity of coal is counted as first use.Any onsite consumption of coke is not counted as first use because it would duplicatethe coal use. If some of the coke is then sold to another establishment, then that secondestablishment will consider this coke to be a shipment of an offsite-produced energy source.Hence, the second establishment will count this coke as its first use, thereby resulting indouble counting. In order to eliminate the double counting, the energy equivalent of thecoke shipment must be subtracted from first use. (i) The entry in the 'Not Ascertained' row and the 'Other' column consistsof the feedstocks and raw material inputs that were consumed by petroleumrefineries for the production of nonenergy products (i.e., asphalt, waxes,lubricants, and solvents), as well as feedstock consumption at adjoiningpetrochemical plants. That entry includes all of those inputs, regardless oftype. Those inputs that were converted to other energy products by petroleumrefineries (e.g., crude oil converted to residual and distillate fuel oils) areexcluded. The quantities of energy consumed by petroleum refineries for theproduction of heat and power are included in the appropriate 'Value of Shipmentsand Receipts' or 'Employment Size' rows. NF=No applicable RSE row/column factor. * Estimate less than 0.5. W=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual establishments. Q=Withheld because Relative Standard Error is greater than 50 percent. NA=Not available. Notes: To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the cell'scorresponding RSE column and RSE row factors. Totals may not equal sum ofcomponents because of independent rounding. The derived estimates presentedin this table are for the first use (formerly primary consumption) of energy for heat andpower and as feedstocks or raw material inputs. First use is defined as theconsumption of the energy that was originally produced offsite or was producedonsite from input materials not classified as energy. Examples of the latterare hydrogen produced from the electrolysis of brine; the output of captive(onsite) mines or wells; woodchips, bark, and woodwaste from wood purchased asa raw material input; and waste materials, such as wastepaper and packingmaterials. First use excludes quantities of energy that are producedfrom other energy inputs and, therefore, avoids double counting. Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Marketsand End Use, Energy Consumption Division, Form EIA-846, '2006 ManufacturingEnergy Consumption Survey,' and Office of Oil and Gas, PetroleumSupply Division, Form EIA-810, 'Monthly Refinery Report' for 2006, and the Bureauof the Census, data files for the '2006 Annual Survey of Manufacturers.'