Released: August 2021

Next MECS will be fielded in 2023.

Table 8.10 Number of Establishments by Submetering Capability, 2018;

Level: National Data;

Row: NAICS Codes;

Column: Participation and Submetering Capability

Unit: Establishment Counts.

NAICSCode(a) Subsector and Industry No Participation Participation(b) Electric Natural Gas Other Don't Kn

Total United States

311 Food 12,292 2,245 1,813 1,225 174 

3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 386 186 162 131 22 

311221 Wet Corn Milling 21 31 26 29 9 

31131 Sugar Manufacturing 45 17 15 13 0 

3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food 773 175 137 106 12 

3115 Dairy Product 722 269 227 152 77 

3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 1,403 230 165 161 44 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 3,533 332 313 95 22 

3121 Beverages 3,467 314 300 85 18 3122 Tobacco 66 18 14 10 4 

313 Textile Mills 1,190 138 116 72 8 

314 Textile Product Mills 3,657 Q Q 23 D 315 Apparel 2,929 Q Q Q 0 316 Leather and Allied Products 609 12 10 5 4 

321 Wood Products 8,205 516 479 210 12 

321113 Sawmills 1,603 111 108 8 3 

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 960 80 49 55 7 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 112 46 29 32 7 

3219 Other Wood Products 5,432 319 316 Q 3 

322 Paper 2,151 610 579 252 106 

322110 Pulp Mills 9 19 18 17 4 

322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 34 121 113 100 16 322122 Newsprint Mills 3887 D322130 Paperboard Mills 60 79 69 65 15 

323 Printing and Related Support 11,648 374 308 83 Q 

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 1,492 271 184 200 50 

324110 Petroleum Refineries 34 97 74 88 36 324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block 1,094 129 79 80 D 324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials 129 27 20 19 3 

324191 Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Products 172 5 5 4 D 

324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 64 13 6 9 3 

325 Chemicals 6,519 1,834 1,454 1,002 209 

325110 Petrochemicals 38 28 21 25 11 

325120 Industrial Gases 173 209 209 D D 

325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 315 170 134 124 17 

325193 Ethyl Alcohol 82 122 67 112 7 

325194 Cyclic Crudes, Intermediate and Gum and Wood Chemicals 13 46 14 41 5 

325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 220 226 179 163 51 325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 508 248 167 183 43 

325212 Synthetic Rubber 54 27 19 19 10 

325220 Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 68 27 24 12 3 

325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 114 34 27 22 3 

Participation in Submetering
325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 40 9 5 4 D 

3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 1,066 173 157 72 23 

325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 618 84 72 38 15 325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 64 42 42 10 3 

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 6,709 1,417 1,092 564 Q 

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 10,182 849 629 479 38 

327120 Clay Building Material and Refractories 267 112 75 93 0 

327211 Flat Glass 42 16 12 7 D 

327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 101 61 50 29 D 

327213 Glass Containers 35 18 17 14 0 

327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 597 67 56 20 4 

327310 Cements 119 60 57 30 15 

327410 Lime 36 21 18 10 3 

327420 Gypsum 101 44 25 42 0 

327993 Mineral Wool 151 29 21 28 D 

331 Primary Metals 2,280 786 597 486 47 

331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloys 205 174 162 145 18 

3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 369 110 61 44 D 

3313 Alumina and Aluminum 275 109 66 92 D 

331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 74 32 15 28 0 

331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 33 32 17 30 0 

331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing and Extruding 149 33 25 24 D 

3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 457 149 113 92 13 

331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining 81 21 20 6 0 

3315 Foundries 974 243 195 114 11 

331511 Iron Foundries 278 86 75 24 D 

331523 Nonferrous Metal Die‐Casting Foundries 183 64 42 35 0 

331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die‐Casting 211 27 20 14 3 

332 Fabricated Metal Products 33,514 1,395 988 189 D 333 Machinery 13,578 907 605 388 Q 

334 Computer and Electronic Products 5,550 701 694 81 5 

334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 268 54 47 22 D 

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 2,973 228 200 99 Q 

336 Transportation Equipment 6,240 560 531 254 54 

336111 Automobiles 38 32 32 30 15 

336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 40 24 24 23 8 

3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 1,069 120 109 61 15 

336411 Aircraft 331 11 11 3 D 

337 Furniture and Related Products 7,646 342 254 Q 0 

339 Miscellaneous 12,507 511 476 Q Q 

Total 155,405 14,575 11,868 5,968 1,320 3

(a) The Bureau of the Census classifies establishments using the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

(b) The Participation column includes those units which reported any of the two listed energy sources used in submetering at any time in 2018, plus those units where the energy sources used in

submetering was not ascertained.

* Estimate less than 0.5.

D=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.

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

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Demand and Integrated Statistics, Form EIA‐846, 2018 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey.

The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied (Approval ID: CBDRB‐FY20‐260)
Released: August 2021

Next MECS will be fielded in 2023.

RSE Table 8.10 Relative Standard Errors for Table 8.10;

Unit: Percents

NAICSCode(a) Subsector and Industry No Participation Participation(b) Electric Natural Gas Other Don't Kn

Total United States

311 Food 1.9 3.3 3.6 2.8 4.7 5

3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 4.5 3.7 3.9 3.1 1.5 

311221 Wet Corn Milling 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

31131 Sugar Manufacturing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 

3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food 6.2 13.0 14.0 12.6 15.4 

3115 Dairy Product 5.4 13.2 14.9 11.3 18.5 

3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 4.5 10.6 11.7 11.2 19.0 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 1.1 5.5 6.7 2.9 1.6 

3121 Beverages 2.1 19.7 20.6 17.4 18.7 

3122 Tobacco 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

313 Textile Mills 2.8 21.9 23.1 32.5 34.0 314 Textile Product Mills 7.0 60.2 62.4 32.0 D 315 Apparel 12.5 60.2 60.2 98.8 X 316 Leather and Allied Products 3.0 16.8 17.7 15.0 15.0 

321 Wood Products 2.6 13.0 13.2 14.8 47.3 

321113 Sawmills 1.2 8.9 9.1 8.0 0.0 

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 3.9 17.1 19.0 16.2 49.4 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 8.0 19.2 21.4 18.0 49.4 

3219 Other Wood Products 3.6 36.3 36.7 61.0 0.0 

322 Paper 2.7 1.5 1.6 0.5 2.9 

322110 Pulp Mills 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 322122 Newsprint Mills 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D 322130 Paperboard Mills 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

323 Printing and Related Support 2.1 38.0 44.9 41.1 57.8 

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 2.9 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.4 

324110 Petroleum Refineries 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block 2.0 10.1 9.5 12.9 D 324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials 5.7 12.6 12.9 13.0 12.2 

324191 Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Products 10.8 12.7 12.7 12.7 D 

324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

325 Chemicals 2.3 4.0 5.1 3.4 3.1 

325110 Petrochemicals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

325120 Industrial Gases 24.3 17.6 17.6 D D 

325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 9.0 16.2 18.2 16.1 9.4 

325193 Ethyl Alcohol 6.8 4.7 6.8 5.3 17.6 

325194 Cyclic Crudes, Intermediate and Gum and Wood Chemicals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 12.8 11.3 13.2 13.0 13.3 

325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 8.5 16.0 17.4 21.2 27.3 

325212 Synthetic Rubber 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

325220 Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 13.8 46.5 48.6 48.1 43.3 

325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D 

3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 4.1 14.9 15.9 9.6 8.0 

325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 2.3 15.4 16.1 14.7 10.8 

Participation in Submetering
325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 17.6 28.0 28.0 19.7 18.8 

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 3.9 17.7 20.3 30.4 77.3 

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 2.1 5.5 6.4 4.7 7.9 3

327120 Clay Building Material and Refractories 6.2 10.3 11.8 10.6 X 

327211 Flat Glass 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D 

327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 16.6 27.8 33.8 20.4 D 

327213 Glass Containers 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 2.4 12.8 13.7 10.5 10.5 1

327310 Cements 8.8 15.3 15.1 15.4 15.1 

327410 Lime 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

327420 Gypsum 7.0 15.1 15.2 15.1 X 

327993 Mineral Wool 6.6 18.0 18.3 18.0 D 

331 Primary Metals 2.0 3.7 3.9 2.8 12.4 6

331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloys 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 7.3 23.6 14.2 15.2 D 

3313 Alumina and Aluminum 2.1 3.7 3.7 3.4 D 

331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 7.1 15.1 18.4 14.6 X 

331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing and Extruding 3.0 11.1 11.9 9.7 D 

3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 5.5 13.0 13.1 17.0 20.6 

331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining 6.4 20.0 20.1 18.0 X 

3315 Foundries 4.1 9.7 11.6 7.7 42.2 

331511 Iron Foundries 7.6 22.8 23.5 17.5 D 

331523 Nonferrous Metal Die‐Casting Foundries 6.4 17.6 26.5 15.7 X 

331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die‐Casting 12.6 15.2 14.7 17.3 12.2 

332 Fabricated Metal Products 2.2 29.0 34.8 42.4 D 333 Machinery 1.9 23.3 27.3 36.1 92.6 

334 Computer and Electronic Products 4.3 16.2 16.1 22.4 11.9 

334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 7.8 20.2 19.7 23.9 D 

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 3.6 26.7 28.8 37.8 69.3 

336 Transportation Equipment 1.0 2.9 2.9 2.3 0.7 6

336111 Automobiles 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 1.4 15.4 16.1 22.9 10.3 6

336411 Aircraft 1.0 19.1 19.1 19.1 D 

337 Furniture and Related Products 2.6 38.3 43.2 67.0 X 9

339 Miscellaneous 2.3 35.7 37.9 75.0 70.0 

Total 0.7 1.6 1.8 1.2 1.6 3

(a) The Bureau of the Census classifies establishments using the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).(b) The Participation column includes those units which reported any of the two listed energy sources used in submetering at any time in 2018, plus those units where the energy sources used in

submetering was not ascertained.

* Estimate less than 0.5.

D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual establishments.

Q=Withheld because Relative Standard Error is greater than 50 percent.X=Not defined because RSE corresponds to a data table value of zero.

NA=Not available.

    ‐‐ Estimation is not applicable.

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

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Demand and Integrated Statistics, Form EIA‐846, 2018 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey.

The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied (Approval ID: CBDRB‐FY20‐260)