Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.24 Reasons that Made Distillate 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 Distillate Fuel Oil Unswitchable DistillateCapable of UsingAdversely Affects Alternative Environmenta 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 SupplyRestrictions(b)in Place(c)Alternative Fuels(d Reason H, I, J, and K Don't Know

Total United States

311 Food 2,723 2,141 1,595 10 Q 1 Q 20 0 0 287

 3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 153 144 134 1 0 0 Q 0 0 0 7

 311221 Wet Corn Milling 32 31 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

 31131 Sugar Manufacturing 148 116 68 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 38

 3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Foods 210 43 42 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 *

 3115 Dairy Products 235 229 226 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Q

 3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 789 618 435 0 7 0 0 20 0 0 Q

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 204 104 59 * 33 * 0 Q 0 Q *

 3121 Beverages 171 75 42 * 21 * 0 Q 0 Q *

 3122 Tobacco 33 29 17 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0

313 Textile Mills 43 Q Q 0 0 Q 0 0 0 0 0

314 Textile Product Mills 36 31 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

315 Apparel 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

316 Leather and Allied Products 10 Q Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

321 Wood Products 2,635 2,167 1,913 24 27 8 1 4 0 0 190

 321113 Sawmills 1,422 1,126 976 10 25 0 0 4 0 0 110

 3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 234 194 169 Q 0 5 0 0 0 0 13

 3219 Other Wood Products 775 718 675 Q Q Q 1 0 0 0 32

322 Paper 2,181 881 847 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 29

 322110 Pulp Mills 648 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 372 262 238 0 2 * 0 0 0 0 21

 322122 Newsprint Mills 20 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 322130 Paperboard Mills 1,054 482 471 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 7

323 Printing and Related Support Q 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 4,275 2,760 2,530 1 1 Q 0 0 0 0 Q

 324110 Petroleum Refineries 1,387 839 805 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32

 324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 30 23 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

325 Chemicals 1,616 1,211 930 1 Q 26 0 * 0 7 Q

 325110 Petrochemicals 103 103 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325120 Industrial Gases 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *

 325181 Alkalies and Chlorine 15 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

 325182 Carbon Black 1 * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325188 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 178 94 91 * 0 0 0 * 0 1 1

 325192 Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates 18 6 6 0 0 1 0 * 0 0 *

 325193 Ethyl Alcohol 11 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 *

 325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 387 272 250 * Q * 0 0 0 3 3

 325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 226 Q 50 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 Q

 325212 Synthetic Rubber 59 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325222 Noncellulosic Organic Fibers 23 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 24 23 9 * 1 12 0 0 0 0 0

 325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 129 129 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

 3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 198 179 178 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 2

 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 175 160 159 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 1

 325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 11 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 540 Q Q Q 0 0 0 0 0 Q 0

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 5,150 4,141 3,795 * Q 7 * 0 0 Q 250

 327211 Flat Glass 10 9 9 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 *

 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 12 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

 327213 Glass Containers 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass Q Q Q 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 327310 Cements 596 409 371 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 30

 327410 Lime 224 190 179 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

 327420 Gypsum 115 104 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 327993 Mineral Wool 5 4 3 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 *

331 Primary Metals 1,016 780 563 34 Q 6 2 2 0 4 161

Reasons that Made Distillate Fuel Oil Unswitchable
Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.24 Reasons that Made Distillate 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 Distillate Fuel Oil Unswitchable DistillateCapable of UsingAdversely Affects Alternative Environmenta 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 SupplyRestrictions(b)in Place(c)Alternative Fuels(d Reason H, I, J, and K Don't Know

Reasons that Made Distillate Fuel Oil Unswitchable

 331111 Iron and Steel Mills 529 458 319 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 127

 331112 Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Products 17 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 46 18 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

 3313 Alumina and Aluminum 136 89 76 4 * 0 0 1 0 3 5

 331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 37 32 23 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4

 331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 58 22 18 0 * 0 0 * 0 3 1

 331316 Aluminum Extruded Products 12 12 11 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 *

 3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 96 87 57 0 Q 0 0 0 0 1 21

 3315 Foundries 193 119 88 20 * 6 * * 0 0 6

 331511 Iron Foundries 100 84 58 20 0 6 0 0 0 0 2

 331521 Aluminum Die-Casting Foundries 45 * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die-Casting 10 3 2 0 0 0 * * 0 0 *

332 Fabricated Metal Products 410 295 272 0 Q 0 0 0 0 * Q

333 Machinery 274 184 181 Q 0 0 0 0 0 * *

334 Computer and Electronic Products 155 63 61 0 * * 0 0 0 0 Q

 334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 19 5 5 0 * * 0 0 0 0 *

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

336 Transportation Equipment 488 198 162 Q 15 * Q * 0 4 9

 336111 Automobiles 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *

 336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 * 0 * 0

 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 98 82 66 0 8 0 0 0 0 4 4

 336411 Aircraft 22 21 11 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 4

337 Furniture and Related Products Q Q Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

339 Miscellaneous 28 9 Q 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 Q

Total 22,139 15,529 13,252 107 349 Q 9 37 0 Q 1,284

 (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.'