Released: July 2013

Next MECS will be fielded in 2015

Table 10.1 Nonswitchable Minimum and Maximum Consumption, 2010; 

 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 745,247 727,194 770,790

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 5,064 4,331 5,298

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 22 20 82

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 13 9 46

Coal (thousand short tons) 39 29 41

LPG (thousand barrels) 18 15 94

Northeast Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 76,384 74,205 79,981

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 427 306 445

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 4 4 15

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 5 4 12

Coal (thousand short tons) 3 3 3

LPG (thousand barrels) 4 4 10

Midwest Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 228,561 220,778 233,974

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 1,393 1,167 1,473

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 4 3 23

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 1 * 8

Coal (thousand short tons) 16 12 17

LPG (thousand barrels) 4 4 35

South Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 338,710 332,413 353,135

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 2,647 2,352 2,746

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 8 7 32

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 6 4 23

Coal (thousand short tons) 14 10 15

LPG (thousand barrels) 5 5 28
Released: July 2013

Next MECS will be fielded in 2015

Table 10.1 Nonswitchable Minimum and Maximum Consumption, 2010; 

 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 101,593 99,798 103,700

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 597 506 634

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 6 6 13

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 1 1 3

Coal (thousand short tons) 6 4 6

LPG (thousand barrels) 4 3 21

 (a) Minimum consumption represents actual 2010 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 2010 consumption for which switching

capability was not ascertained.

 (b) Maximum consumption represents actual 2010 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 2010 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: July 2013

Next MECS will be fielded in 2015

Table 10.1 Nonswitchable Minimum and Maximum Consumption, 2010; 

 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: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent

rounding.

 Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption

and Efficiency Statistics, Form EIA-846, '2010 Manufacturing Energy

Consumption Survey.'
Released: July 2013

Next MECS will be fielded in 2015

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 1.1 1.1 1.0

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 1.0 1.1 1.0

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 7.7 8.5 3.7

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 3.5 4.4 2.2

Coal (thousand short tons) 0.9 1.1 0.9

LPG (thousand barrels) 3.4 3.8 2.8

Northeast Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 3.0 3.1 2.9

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 3.1 4.0 3.1

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 6.9 7.9 4.1

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 7.4 8.4 4.7

Coal (thousand short tons) 3.0 3.6 3.1

LPG (thousand barrels) 2.4 2.5 3.1

Midwest Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 2.6 2.6 2.6

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 2.4 2.6 2.3

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 10.7 11.5 10.3

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 6.6 16.8 6.3

Coal (thousand short tons) 1.7 2.2 1.7

LPG (thousand barrels) 11.4 12.5 5.7

South Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 1.5 1.5 1.5

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 1.2 1.4 1.2

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 5.5 5.9 3.5

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 4.4 6.1 2.8

Coal (thousand short tons) 1.5 1.7 1.5

LPG (thousand barrels) 4.8 5.4 4.6

West Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthour 2.8 2.8 2.7

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 3.2 3.8 3.1

Distillate Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 25.3 27.4 12.7

Residual Fuel Oil (thousand barrels) 3.8 3.8 3.3
Released: July 2013

Next MECS will be fielded in 2015

RSE Table 10.1 Relative Standard Errors for Table 10.1;

 Unit: Percents.

Actual Minimum Maximum

Energy Sources Consumption Consumption(a) Consumption(b)

Coal (thousand short tons) 0.5 0.7 0.6

LPG (thousand barrels) 5.4 5.8 5.6

 (a) Minimum consumption represents actual 2010 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 2010 consumption for which switching

capability was not ascertained.

 (b) Maximum consumption represents actual 2010 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 2010 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: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent

rounding.

 Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption

and Efficiency Statistics, Form EIA-846, '2010 Manufacturing Energy

Consumption Survey.'