Released: March 2010

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 5.6 End Uses of Fuel Consumption, 2006; Level: National and Regional Data;  Row: End Uses; Column: Energy Sources, including Net Electricity; Unit: Trillion Btu.

Distillate

Fuel Oil 

Net Residual and LPG and 

End Use Total Electricity(a) Fuel Oil Diesel Fuel(b) Natural Gas(c) NGL(d) 

Total United States

TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 15,658 2,850 251 129 5,512 79 

Indirect Uses-Boiler Fue -- 41 133 23 2,119 8 

 Conventional Boiler Use 41 71 17 1,281 8 

 CHP and/or Cogeneration Process 0 62 6 838 1 

Direct Uses-Total Process -- 2,244 62 52 2,788 39 

 Process Heating -- 346 59 19 2,487 32 

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration -- 206 * 1 32 * 

 Machine Drive -- 1,441 2 24 129 2 

 Electro-Chemical Processes -- 206 -- -- -- -- 

 Other Process Use -- 45 Q 8 140 5 

Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess -- 539 6 50 438 27 

 Facility HVAC (f) -- 265 4 4 378 5 

 Facility Lighting -- 198 -- -- -- -- 

 Other Facility Support -- 60 1 * 30 * 

 Onsite Transportation -- 7 -- 35 3 20 

 Conventional Electricity Generation -- -- * 4 19 * 

 Other Nonprocess Use -- 8 * 6 8 1 End Use Not Reported 6,125 26 49 4 168 5 

Northeast Census Region

TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 1,365 306 64 24 494 13 

Indirect Uses-Boiler Fue -- 2 43 5 172 1 

 Conventional Boiler Use 2 26 4 108 1 

 CHP and/or Cogeneration Process 0 17 1 64 * 

Direct Uses-Total Process -- 231 17 10 242 8 

 Process Heating -- 50 17 4 230 7 

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration -- 20 * * * 0 

 Machine Drive -- 133 * 6 5 * 

 Electro-Chemical Processes -- 22 -- -- -- -- 

 Other Process Use -- 5 * * 7 1 

Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess -- 70 4 8 61 4 

 Facility HVAC (f) -- 34 3 3 57 1  Facility Lighting -- 26 -- -- -- -- 

 Other Facility Support -- 6 1 * 2 * 

 Onsite Transportation -- 1 -- 4 Q 2 

 Conventional Electricity Generation -- -- * Q * *  Other Nonprocess Use -- 2 0 Q * * 

End Use Not Reported 413 3 * * 19 Q 

Midwest Census Region
Released: March 2010

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 5.6 End Uses of Fuel Consumption, 2006; Level: National and Regional Data;  Row: End Uses; Column: Energy Sources, including Net Electricity; Unit: Trillion Btu.

Distillate

Fuel Oil 

Net Residual and LPG and 

End Use Total Electricity(a) Fuel Oil Diesel Fuel(b) Natural Gas(c) NGL(d) TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 4,144 934 37 26 1,582 21 

Indirect Uses-Boiler Fue -- 9 20 1 482 2 

 Conventional Boiler Use 9 14 1 416 2 

 CHP and/or Cogeneration Process 0 6 * 66 * 

Direct Uses-Total Process -- 731 13 Q 852 8 

 Process Heating -- 127 13 1 770 4 

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration -- 68 0 * 6 0 

 Machine Drive -- 487 * Q 16 *  Electro-Chemical Processes -- 37 -- -- -- -- 

 Other Process Use -- 13 0 Q Q 4 Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess -- 189 Q 12 214 9 

 Facility HVAC (f) -- 88 Q * 197 1  Facility Lighting -- 76 -- -- -- -- 

 Other Facility Support -- 21 * * 15 * 

 Onsite Transportation -- 3 -- 9 * 7 

 Conventional Electricity Generation -- -- 0 Q * * 

 Other Nonprocess Use -- 1 * 2 1 1 End Use Not Reported 1,206 5 4 1 33 1 

South Census Region

TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 8,219 1,267 131 48 2,788 27 

Indirect Uses-Boiler Fue -- 27 64 11 1,216 3  Conventional Boiler Use 27 26 7 588 3 

 CHP and/or Cogeneration Process 0 38 3 628 * 

Direct Uses-Total Process -- 1,012 24 18 1,348 12 

 Process Heating -- 136 21 9 1,181 10 

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration -- 92 * * 22 * 

 Machine Drive -- 645 1 5 98 1 

 Electro-Chemical Processes -- 122 -- -- -- -- 

 Other Process Use -- 18 Q 4 46 * Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess -- 213 1 16 122 10 

 Facility HVAC (f) -- 109 Q 1 87 2 

 Facility Lighting -- 73 -- -- -- -- 

 Other Facility Support -- 24 * * 10 *  Onsite Transportation -- 4 -- 13 Q 8 

 Conventional Electricity Generation -- -- * * 17 * 

 Other Nonprocess Use -- 3 * 2 6 * End Use Not Reported 3,744 15 42 2 102 2 

West Census Region

TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 1,945 344 18 32 649 19 
Released: March 2010

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 5.6 End Uses of Fuel Consumption, 2006; Level: National and Regional Data;  Row: End Uses; Column: Energy Sources, including Net Electricity; Unit: Trillion Btu.

Distillate

Fuel Oil 

Net Residual and LPG and 

End Use Total Electricity(a) Fuel Oil Diesel Fuel(b) Natural Gas(c) NGL(d) Indirect Uses-Boiler Fue -- 3 6 6 249 3  Conventional Boiler Use 3 4 4 169 2  CHP and/or Cogeneration Process 0 2 2 80 1 Direct Uses-Total Process -- 271 8 12 346 11 

 Process Heating -- 34 8 Q 306 11 

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration -- 26 0 * 3 * 

 Machine Drive -- 177 0 6 10 * 

 Electro-Chemical Processes -- 25 -- -- -- -- 

 Other Process Use -- 9 * 1 27 * 

Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess -- 67 0 13 41 4 

 Facility HVAC (f) -- 34 0 * 36 1 

 Facility Lighting -- 23 -- -- -- -- 

 Other Facility Support -- 9 0 * 3 * 

 Onsite Transportation -- 1 -- 8 * 3 

 Conventional Electricity Generation -- -- 0 2 2 * 

 Other Nonprocess Use -- Q 0 Q * * 

End Use Not Reported 778 3 3 1 14 * 

 (a) '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). (b) 'Distillate Fuel Oil' includes Nos. 1, 2, and 4 fuel oils and Nos. 1, 2, and 4diesel 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) 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).' (e) '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. (f) Facility Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning '(Facility HVAC)' excludessteam and hot water. 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. -- Estimation is not applicable. S=Negative value. Notes: To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the cell's
Released: March 2010

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 5.6 End Uses of Fuel Consumption, 2006; Level: National and Regional Data;  Row: End Uses; Column: Energy Sources, including Net Electricity; Unit: Trillion Btu.

Distillate

Fuel Oil 

Net Residual and LPG and 

End Use Total Electricity(a) Fuel Oil Diesel Fuel(b) Natural Gas(c) NGL(d) corresponding RSE column and RSE row factors. Totals may not equal sum ofcomponents because of independent rounding. The estimates presented in thistable are for the total consumption of energy (formerly total inputs of energy)for the production of heat, power, and electricity generation,regardless of where the energy was produced. Specifically, the estimatesinclude the quantities of energy that were originally produced offsite andpurchased by or transferred to the establishment, plus those that were producedonsite from other energy or input materials not classified as energy, or wereextracted from captive (onsite) mines or wells.Allocations to specific end uses are made on the basis of reasonableapproximations by respondents. Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Marketsand End Use, Energy Consumption Division, Form EIA-846, '2006 ManufacturingEnergy Consumption Survey.'