Released: November 2017

Next MECS will be fielded in 2019

Table 7.5 Average Prices of Selected Purchased Energy Sources, 2014;

 Level: National and Regional Data; 

 Row: Values of Shipments and Employment Sizes;

 Column: Energy Sources;

 Unit: U.S. Dollars per Million Btu.

Economic Residual Distillate Natural HGL (excluding

Characteristic(a) Electricity Fuel Oil Fuel Oil(b) Gas(c) natural gasoline)(d) Coal

Total United States

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 30.81 14.06 22.66 6.54 21.80 3.41

 20-49 24.02 17.77 25.31 6.16 16.99 3.59

 50-99 22.04 13.40 21.61 5.63 11.69 3.55

 100-249 20.28 14.22 22.23 5.49 30.30 3.98

 250-499 17.90 15.82 21.73 4.99 Q 3.93

 500 and Over 16.79 14.22 21.28 4.89 11.85 3.94

Total 20.70 14.34 22.43 5.24 12.20 3.88

Employment Size

 Under 50 28.07 13.90 22.67 5.80 11.35 3.43

 50-99 23.62 13.69 23.98 5.54 11.19 3.88

 100-249 21.45 14.76 21.94 5.29 14.24 3.83

 250-499 19.00 15.29 22.58 5.08 10.72 3.33

 500-999 16.84 14.85 21.83 5.05 13.60 4.07

 1000 and Over 19.20 16.09 21.98 5.08 10.10 4.29

Total 20.70 14.34 22.43 5.24 12.20 3.88

Northeast Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 31.17 13.87 20.67 7.94 22.69 6.36

 20-49 28.36 17.99 22.81 7.04 20.84 4.69

 50-99 26.92 16.80 22.74 6.79 20.89 4.80

 100-249 23.12 17.99 22.67 6.31 19.05 4.62

 250-499 17.69 16.53 25.00 5.43 Q 3.92

 500 and Over 22.07 16.46 22.31 5.55 7.83 4.39

Total 24.95 16.90 21.91 6.34 8.75 4.41

Employment Size

 Under 50 29.23 13.56 20.81 7.59 22.01 4.77

 50-99 29.00 19.10 21.31 6.50 24.23 5.17

 100-249 25.31 17.18 24.06 6.65 6.81 4.35

 250-499 23.71 20.98 23.13 5.59 13.57 4.85

 500-999 18.72 16.44 22.34 6.26 47.31 3.64

 1000 and Over 24.11 17.73 22.26 5.76 19.07 4.39

Total 24.95 16.90 21.91 6.34 8.75 4.41

Midwest Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 27.44 12.20 23.87 6.47 20.84 2.69
 20-49 22.94 15.23 23.37 6.47 14.70 3.06

 50-99 21.73 13.94 22.05 5.73 20.31 3.09

 100-249 20.52 15.42 23.55 5.52 23.87 4.25

 250-499 18.53 10.78 22.43 5.32 29.70 3.75

 500 and Over 16.62 16.55 21.52 5.31 4.61 3.72

Total 20.28 14.04 22.68 5.60 9.38 3.73

Employment Size

 Under 50 24.36 13.66 24.21 5.80 14.92 3.37

 50-99 22.45 15.41 21.85 5.74 26.02 3.90

 100-249 21.91 16.53 22.24 5.62 27.60 4.03

 250-499 19.35 13.72 22.84 5.47 4.99 2.47

 500-999 16.84 16.52 18.97 5.80 20.61 3.65

 1000 and Over 18.83 16.57 22.65 5.31 21.81 4.69

Total 20.28 14.04 22.68 5.60 9.38 3.73

South Census 

Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 25.74 13.66 21.14 5.94 21.64 3.86

 20-49 21.53 16.90 26.66 5.46 19.16 3.88

 50-99 20.23 12.92 20.49 5.26 11.15 4.10

 100-249 18.78 14.00 21.32 5.20 35.54 4.19

 250-499 17.21 14.83 19.30 4.77 Q 4.51

 500 and Over 15.65 13.64 20.82 4.65 12.38 4.11

Total 18.50 13.85 21.69 4.84 12.49 4.18

Employment Size

 Under 50 23.26 13.92 20.83 5.33 10.51 4.14

 50-99 20.32 13.52 26.42 4.80 10.12 4.11

 100-249 19.59 14.38 21.48 4.85 15.44 4.09

 250-499 17.71 15.18 21.01 4.82 11.77 4.61

 500-999 16.10 13.41 21.13 4.74 13.43 4.32

 1000 and Over 16.96 15.26 20.73 4.80 10.05 3.64

Total 18.50 13.85 21.69 4.84 12.49 4.18

West Census 

Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 44.94 17.15 25.55 6.79 22.91 3.41

 20-49 29.94 0.00 24.15 6.17 24.09 3.21

 50-99 23.31 0.00 22.91 5.42 20.30 3.17

 100-249 22.62 12.81 22.57 5.58 18.21 1.93

 250-499 18.94 16.34 25.59 4.71 20.28 2.74

 500 and Over 19.18 0.00 22.46 5.36 19.00 2.49

Total 25.47 13.77 24.39 5.49 21.84 2.73

Employment Size

 Under 50 43.20 17.15 25.54 6.17 23.39 3.32

 50-99 32.39 0.00 22.21 5.75 22.60 3.00

 100-249 23.38 10.94 21.70 5.70 20.03 2.55

 250-499 20.12 13.58 24.50 5.19 24.61 2.64

 500-999 18.76 16.34 25.83 5.14 16.02 3.50

 1000 and Over 22.17 0.00 22.80 5.56 21.74 2.49

Total 25.47 13.77 24.39 5.49 21.84 2.73
 W=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual establishments.

 (a) Value of Shipments and Receipts and Employment Size categories were supplied by the Bureau of the Census.

 (b) 'Distillate Fuel Oil' includes Nos. 1, 2, and 4 fuel oils and Nos. 1, 2, and 4 diesel fuels.

 (c) '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.

 (d) Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids '(HGL)' include ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, normal butane, butylene, ethane-propane mixtures, propanebutane mixtures, and isobutane produced at refineries or natural gas processing plants, including plants that fractionate raw Natural Gas Liquids 

(NGL). 

 * Estimate less than 0.5.

 Q=Withheld because Relative Standard Error is greater than 50 percent.

 NA=Not available.

 -- Estimation is not applicable.

 Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. 

 Sources: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Form EIA-846, '2014 Manufacturing Energy 

Consumption Survey,' and the Bureau of the Census, data files for the '2014 Annual Survey of Manufactures.'
Released: November 2017

Next MECS will be fielded in 2019

RSE Table 7.5 Relative Standard Errors for Table 7.5;

 Unit: Percents.

Economic Residual Distillate Natural HGL (excluding

Characteristic(a) Electricity Fuel Oil Fuel Oil(b) Gas(c) natural gasoline)(d) Coal

Total United States

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 9.4 2.2 4.2 1.4 2.7 1.3

 20-49 1.6 11.2 6.5 2.9 16.1 2.1

 50-99 1.5 0.1 0.7 1.0 0.7 2.0

 100-249 1.0 0.2 2.7 0.5 10.1 0.6

 250-499 0.6 0.1 0.7 0.3 57.4 0.1

 500 and Over 0.3 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.1 0.1

Total 1.6 0.4 1.6 0.3 1.2 0.3

Employment Size

 Under 50 10.1 0.7 4.3 1.0 1.4 0.9

 50-99 1.8 1.0 8.9 1.3 30.1 2.3

 100-249 0.9 0.1 2.2 0.5 3.1 0.4

 250-499 1.0 2.2 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.8

 500-999 0.7 0.1 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.1

 1000 and Over 0.7 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.1

Total 1.6 0.4 1.6 0.3 1.2 0.3

Northeast Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 4.1 1.9 6.9 2.8 3.2 2.3

 20-49 4.0 15.6 4.6 4.2 7.2 0.1

 50-99 4.3 0.1 3.9 4.2 3.2 1.7

 100-249 2.9 2.1 4.2 1.9 14.8 14.2

 250-499 3.2 0.1 3.7 0.9 116.2 0.1

 500 and Over 1.6 0.1 7.1 1.2 0.1 0.1

Total 1.4 1.3 3.0 1.1 1.3 0.5

Employment Size

 Under 50 3.9 1.1 7.2 3.8 5.0 0.1

 50-99 5.1 17.6 3.4 2.9 7.0 0.1

 100-249 2.8 0.1 3.7 2.8 0.8 0.7

 250-499 3.4 10.9 6.2 1.7 35.1 8.8

 500-999 2.4 0.1 4.0 1.7 0.2 0.1

 1000 and Over 2.2 0.1 9.2 1.5 2.8 0.1

Total 1.4 1.3 3.0 1.1 1.3 0.5

Midwest Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 2.2 6.2 5.7 2.6 6.8 0.2

 20-49 2.3 3.8 1.7 5.0 28.6 5.9

 50-99 2.3 0.1 1.3 1.4 6.9 4.5
 100-249 2.2 0.9 2.7 0.8 4.1 1.0

 250-499 1.3 1.0 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.1

 500 and Over 0.4 0.1 2.3 0.2 0.4 0.1

Total 0.8 0.5 1.9 0.6 2.2 0.5

Employment Size

 Under 50 2.0 0.6 5.3 1.4 27.7 1.0

 50-99 2.3 0.1 6.0 1.2 4.2 5.8

 100-249 1.4 0.1 0.9 1.1 2.9 0.9

 250-499 2.3 0.1 3.7 1.0 1.5 0.1

 500-999 1.4 0.1 8.7 3.4 2.3 0.1

 1000 and Over 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.9 0.3

Total 0.8 0.5 1.9 0.6 2.2 0.5

South Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 5.1 4.6 6.7 2.2 3.8 4.9

 20-49 2.6 0.8 10.7 5.6 5.5 1.7

 50-99 1.7 0.2 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.4

 100-249 1.3 0.1 6.4 0.9 12.3 0.2

 250-499 0.9 0.1 2.2 0.4 112.1 0.1

 500 and Over 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.1

Total 0.7 0.1 2.8 0.3 1.4 0.1

Employment Size

 Under 50 4.1 3.0 6.8 1.4 1.5 9.1

 50-99 2.5 0.1 16.3 3.4 29.7 0.2

 100-249 1.2 0.1 4.9 0.6 4.3 0.4

 250-499 1.1 0.9 4.8 0.4 0.2 0.1

 500-999 1.0 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.2

 1000 and Over 0.7 0.1 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.1

Total 0.7 0.1 2.8 0.3 1.4 0.1

West Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 38.4 14.5 11.8 1.9 5.6 0.1

 20-49 3.3 X 2.5 1.8 13.9 0.1

 50-99 5.4 X 0.7 3.3 4.5 0.1

 100-249 1.7 0.1 2.9 0.9 6.5 0.1

 250-499 1.4 0.1 2.0 0.8 5.3 0.1

 500 and Over 1.0 X 1.3 0.1 4.7 0.1

Total 8.9 1.8 4.2 0.5 3.7 0.1

Employment Size

 Under 50 41.4 14.5 11.9 4.3 6.6 0.1

 50-99 3.2 X 1.7 1.2 3.5 0.1

 100-249 3.8 0.1 2.2 1.0 4.8 0.1

 250-499 2.6 0.1 0.5 0.5 19.9 0.3

 500-999 1.9 0.1 2.8 0.4 12.1 0.1

 1000 and Over 1.6 X 0.3 0.3 10.7 0.1

Total 8.9 1.8 4.2 0.5 3.7 0.1

 (a) Value of Shipments and Receipts and Employment Size categories were supplied by the Bureau of the Census.

 (b) 'Distillate Fuel Oil' includes Nos. 1, 2, and 4 fuel oils and Nos. 1, 2, and 4 diesel fuels.
 X=Not defined because RSE corresponds to a value of zero.

 W=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual establishments.

 (c) '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.

 (d) Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids '(HGL)' include ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, normal butane, butylene, ethane-propane mixtures, propanebutane mixtures, and isobutane produced at refineries or natural gas processing plants, including plants that fractionate raw Natural Gas Liquids 

(NGL). 

 * Estimate less than 0.5.

 Q=Withheld because Relative Standard Error is greater than 50 percent.

 NA=Not available.

 -- Estimation is not applicable.

 Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. 

 Sources: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Form EIA-846, '2014 Manufacturing Energy 

Consumption Survey,' and the Bureau of the Census, data files for the '2014 Annual Survey of Manufactures.'