Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.25 Reasons that Made Residual Fuel Oil Unswitchable, 2006;

 Level: National Data;

 Row: NAICS Codes;

 Column: Reasons that Made Quantity Unswitchable;

 Unit: Million barrels.

Total Amount of Total Amount of Equipment is Not Switching Unavailable Long-Term Unavailable Combinations of 

NAICS Residual Fuel Oil Unswitchable ResiduaCapable of UsingAdversely Affects Alternative Environmental Contract Storage for Another Columns F, G, 

Code(a) Subsector and Industry Consumed as a Fue Fuel Oil Fuel Use Another Fuel the Products Fuel Supply Restrictions(b) in Place(c)Alternative Fuels(d Reason H, I, J, and K Don't Know

Total United States

311 Food 4,124 454 280 16 27 35 0 0 0 0 Q

 3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 260 45 29 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 311221 Wet Corn Milling 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 31131 Sugar Manufacturing 1,359 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Foods 393 27 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3115 Dairy Products 209 Q Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 539 172 Q 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 Q

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 431 107 48 0 58 0 0 0 0 0 1

 3121 Beverages 290 58 0 0 58 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3122 Tobacco 141 49 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

313 Textile Mills 396 228 Q 0 Q 0 0 0 0 0 54

314 Textile Product Mills Q Q Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

315 Apparel Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

316 Leather and Allied Products 42 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

321 Wood Products 604 117 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q

 321113 Sawmills 58 58 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q

 3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 64 59 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3219 Other Wood Products Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

322 Paper 14,528 8,539 6,873 189 417 492 0 0 0 141 427

 322110 Pulp Mills 1,796 1,131 1,073 0 0 58 0 0 0 0 0

 322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 7,521 5,290 4,449 0 0 434 0 0 0 5 402

 322122 Newsprint Mills 373 307 307 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 322130 Paperboard Mills 4,555 1,779 1,012 189 417 0 0 0 0 136 25

323 Printing and Related Support Q Q * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 9,198 903 802 0 0 88 0 12 0 0 0

 324110 Petroleum Refineries 8,292 903 802 0 0 88 0 12 0 0 0

 324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

325 Chemicals 3,733 1,468 839 0 0 474 128 0 0 0 27

 325110 Petrochemicals 732 593 593 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325120 Industrial Gases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325181 Alkalies and Chlorine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325182 Carbon Black 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325188 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 1,406 622 148 0 0 474 0 0 0 0 0

 325192 Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates 93 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325193 Ethyl Alcohol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 254 59 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27

 325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325212 Synthetic Rubber 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325222 Noncellulosic Organic Fibers 434 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 173 128 * 0 0 0 128 0 0 0 0

 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 173 128 * 0 0 0 128 0 0 0 0

 325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 21 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 1,414 Q Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 513 129 Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 17

 327211 Flat Glass 218 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 327213 Glass Containers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 327310 Cements 156 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 17

 327410 Lime 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 327420 Gypsum * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 327993 Mineral Wool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

331 Primary Metals 3,097 545 15 530 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reasons that Made Residual Fuel Oil Unswitchable
Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.25 Reasons that Made Residual Fuel Oil Unswitchable, 2006;

 Level: National Data;

 Row: NAICS Codes;

 Column: Reasons that Made Quantity Unswitchable;

 Unit: Million barrels.

Total Amount of Total Amount of Equipment is Not Switching Unavailable Long-Term Unavailable Combinations of 

NAICS Residual Fuel Oil Unswitchable ResiduaCapable of UsingAdversely Affects Alternative Environmental Contract Storage for Another Columns F, G, 

Code(a) Subsector and Industry Consumed as a Fue Fuel Oil Fuel Use Another Fuel the Products Fuel Supply Restrictions(b) in Place(c)Alternative Fuels(d Reason H, I, J, and K Don't Know

Reasons that Made Residual Fuel Oil Unswitchable

 331111 Iron and Steel Mills 3,042 539 10 530 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 331112 Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3313 Alumina and Aluminum 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 331316 Aluminum Extruded Products 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3315 Foundries Q Q Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 331511 Iron Foundries * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 331521 Aluminum Die-Casting Foundries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die-Casting Q Q Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

332 Fabricated Metal Products Q Q Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

333 Machinery Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

334 Computer and Electronic Products 58 Q Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

336 Transportation Equipment 1,038 194 192 0 1 * 0 * 0 0 Q

 336111 Automobiles 27 20 20 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

 336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 490 106 104 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Q

 336411 Aircraft 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

337 Furniture and Related Products Q * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

339 Miscellaneous Q * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 39,925 13,283 9,840 734 589 1,089 128 12 0 222 668

 (a) The Bureau of the Census classifies establishments using the North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS). 

 (b) The environmental resrictions related to air quality that limit the amount of 

the usable alternative fuel that could be used instead.

 (c) Long-term contracts are typically with a utility or third-party supplier 

such as an energy broker and requires the purchase of a fuel for an extended 

amount of time. 

 (d) The storage of usable alternative fuels is not available due to the potential

environmental impact of storage tanks.

 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's

corresponding RSE column and RSE row factors. Totals may not equal sum of

components because of independent rounding. Establishment percents may not

equal 100 percent because of unknown and/or unreported fuel-switching guesstimate.

 Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End

Use, Energy Consumption Division, Form EIA-846, '2006 Manufacturing Energy

Consumption Survey.'