Released: June 2010

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.1 Nonswitchable Minimum and Maximum Consumption, 2006; 

 Level: National and Regional Data;

 Row: Energy Sources;

 Column: Consumption Potential;

 Unit: Physical Units.

Actual Minimum Maximum

Energy Sources Consumption Consumption(a) Consumption(b)

Total United States

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 854,102 826,077 889,281

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 5,357 4,442 5,649

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 22,139 19,251 101,340

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 39,925 25,176 85,318

Coal (thousand short tons) 45,729 35,069 48,146

LPG (thousand barrels) 20,669 17,154 110,964

Northeast Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 92,090 89,368 97,762

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 480 344 509

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 4,065 3,448 18,053

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 10,195 5,317 28,947

Coal (thousand short tons) 3,420 2,432 3,456

LPG (thousand barrels) 3,386 2,915 15,051

Midwest Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 273,828 266,039 281,075

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 1,537 1,281 1,657

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 4,387 4,152 27,319

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 5,950 3,483 12,352

Coal (thousand short tons) 18,143 13,600 19,162

LPG (thousand barrels) 5,431 4,916 33,268

South Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 383,995 370,234 402,854

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 2,709 2,278 2,813

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 8,237 6,987 43,459

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 20,887 15,330 39,761

Coal (thousand short tons) 18,478 14,258 19,818

LPG (thousand barrels) 7,123 5,999 47,265
Released: June 2010

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.1 Nonswitchable Minimum and Maximum Consumption, 2006; 

 Level: National and Regional Data;

 Row: Energy Sources;

 Column: Consumption Potential;

 Unit: Physical Units.

Actual Minimum Maximum

Energy Sources Consumption Consumption(a) Consumption(b)

West Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 104,188 100,437 107,590

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 631 539 670

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 5,450 4,663 12,508

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 2,894 1,046 4,257

Coal (thousand short tons) 5,688 4,779 5,711

LPG (thousand barrels) 4,728 3,324 15,380

 (a) Minimum consumption represents actual 2006 consumption decreased by the

quantity of the designated type of energy that would no longer have been

required if all ascertained switching from that type of energy had occurred. 

The minimum value includes the quantity of 2006 consumption for which switching

capability was not ascertained.

 (b) Maximum consumption represents actual 2006 consumption increased by the

quantity of the designated type of energy that would have been required if all

ascertained switching into that type of energy had occurred. This value assumes

that all indicated substitutions were possible simultaneously and the

substitutable amount consists of the sum of all possible switches to the

designated type of energy. The estimate assumes that 2006 output remained

constant.

 (c) 'Electricity Receipts' represents those quantities of electricity

generated off the manufacturing establishment site and available at the site for

consumption. It includes those quantities for which payment was made,

quantities transferred in, quantities purchased and paid for by a central

purchasing entity, and quantities for which payment was made in kind. It does

not include electricity generated onsite. 'Electricity Receipts' has not been

adjusted to account for any quantities that might have been resold or

transferred out. The estimates include those quantities that were ascertained

switchable or not switchable, plus an additional quantity for which the

switching status was not ascertained.

 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.
Released: June 2010

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.1 Nonswitchable Minimum and Maximum Consumption, 2006; 

 Level: National and Regional Data;

 Row: Energy Sources;

 Column: Consumption Potential;

 Unit: Physical Units.

Actual Minimum Maximum

Energy Sources Consumption Consumption(a) Consumption(b)

 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.

 Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets

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

Energy Consumption Survey.' 
Released: June 2010

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

RSE Table 10.1 Relative Standard Errors for Table 10.1;

 Unit: Percents.

Actual Minimum Maximum

Energy Sources Consumption Consumption(a) Consumption(b)

Total United States

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 2.1 2.2 2.1

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 1.9 2.0 1.9

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 7.7 8.6 7.6

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 3.1 1.9 7.3

Coal (thousand short tons) 1.6 1.7 2.2

LPG (thousand barrels) 4.3 5.1 8.1

Northeast Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 4.8 4.9 4.5

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 5.4 6.6 5.3

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 15.2 17.3 8.7

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 7.0 4.2 19.3

Coal (thousand short tons) 2.6 3.5 2.6

LPG (thousand barrels) 12.4 14.3 9.5

Midwest Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 5.8 6.0 5.7

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 5.0 5.1 4.7

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 27.2 28.7 24.8

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 14.6 3.2 10.8

Coal (thousand short tons) 2.0 0.5 4.4

LPG (thousand barrels) 7.5 8.2 6.7

South Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 1.8 1.8 1.7

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 2.3 2.2 2.2

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 7.9 9.1 7.5

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 2.6 2.7 5.8

Coal (thousand short tons) 3.5 4.1 3.4

LPG (thousand barrels) 8.8 10.3 18.1

West Census Region
Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 2.9 3.0 2.8

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 3.0 3.5 2.9

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 15.4 15.9 7.8

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 5.6 0.1 3.8

Coal (thousand short tons) 0.3 0.4 0.3

LPG (thousand barrels) 4.8 6.1 5.6

 (a) Minimum consumption represents actual 2006 consumption decreased by the

quantity of the designated type of energy that would no longer have been

required if all ascertained switching from that type of energy had occurred. 

The minimum value includes the quantity of 2006 consumption for which switching

capability was not ascertained.

 (b) Maximum consumption represents actual 2006 consumption increased by the

quantity of the designated type of energy that would have been required if all

ascertained switching into that type of energy had occurred. This value assumes

that all indicated substitutions were possible simultaneously and the

substitutable amount consists of the sum of all possible switches to the

designated type of energy. The estimate assumes that 2006 output remained

constant.

 (c) 'Electricity Receipts' represents those quantities of electricity

generated off the manufacturing establishment site and available at the site for

consumption. It includes those quantities for which payment was made,

quantities transferred in, quantities purchased and paid for by a central

purchasing entity, and quantities for which payment was made in kind. It does

not include electricity generated onsite. 'Electricity Receipts' has not been

adjusted to account for any quantities that might have been resold or

transferred out. The estimates include those quantities that were ascertained

switchable or not switchable, plus an additional quantity for which the

switching status was not ascertained.

 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.

 X=Not defined because RSE corresponds to a value of zero.

 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.

 Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets

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

Energy Consumption Survey.'