Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.22 Reasons that Made Coal Unswitchable, 2006;

 Level: National Data;

 Row: NAICS Codes;

 Column: Reasons that Made Quantity Unswitchable;

 Unit: Million short tons.

Total Amount of Total Amount of Equipment is Not Switching Unavailable Long-Term Unavailable Combinations of 

NAICS Coal Consumed Unswitchable Capable of UsingAdversely Affects Alternative Environmenta Contract Storage for Another Columns F, G, 

Code(a) Subsector and Industry as a Fuel Coal 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 6,603 5,373 4,976 55 0 0 0 0 0 137 204

 3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 5,099 4,323 4,035 55 0 0 0 0 0 114 119

 311221 Wet Corn Milling 4,243 3,770 3,714 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 31131 Sugar Manufacturing 1,395 1,050 941 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 85

 3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3115 Dairy Products 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 883 612 594 Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

 3121 Beverages 700 524 507 Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3122 Tobacco 183 88 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

313 Textile Mills 1,428 1,098 Q 0 Q 0 247 0 0 0 0

314 Textile Product Mills 138 Q Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

315 Apparel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

316 Leather and Allied Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

321 Wood Products Q 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 321113 Sawmills 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 83 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3219 Other Wood Products Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

322 Paper 9,953 6,596 4,570 54 115 881 127 0 0 624 224

 322110 Pulp Mills 278 278 278 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 5,512 3,588 3,086 0 2 212 127 0 0 0 161

 322122 Newsprint Mills 611 581 0 0 0 581 0 0 0 0 0

 322130 Paperboard Mills 3,290 1,903 960 54 114 89 0 0 0 624 63

323 Printing and Related Support 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 2,387 96 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 324110 Petroleum Refineries 37 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 2,351 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

325 Chemicals 7,535 3,704 3,594 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 57

 325110 Petrochemicals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325120 Industrial Gases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325181 Alkalies and Chlorine 742 297 297 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325182 Carbon Black 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325188 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 1,030 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325192 Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325193 Ethyl Alcohol 855 97 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 2,446 1,862 1,862 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 482 482 429 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 0

 325212 Synthetic Rubber 289 140 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325222 Noncellulosic Organic Fibers 390 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 76 76 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 284 121 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57

 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 227 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 711 327 327 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 14,429 10,365 7,414 235 46 919 200 0 0 1,339 212

 327211 Flat Glass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

 327310 Cements 10,577 7,659 5,772 194 0 677 200 0 0 606 212

 327410 Lime 3,539 2,465 1,402 41 46 242 0 0 0 734 0

 327420 Gypsum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 327993 Mineral Wool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

331 Primary Metals 950 395 305 0 31 0 0 0 0 59 0

Reasons that Made Coal Unswitchable
Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.22 Reasons that Made Coal Unswitchable, 2006;

 Level: National Data;

 Row: NAICS Codes;

 Column: Reasons that Made Quantity Unswitchable;

 Unit: Million short tons.

Total Amount of Total Amount of Equipment is Not Switching Unavailable Long-Term Unavailable Combinations of 

NAICS Coal Consumed Unswitchable Capable of UsingAdversely Affects Alternative Environmenta Contract Storage for Another Columns F, G, 

Code(a) Subsector and Industry as a Fuel Coal 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 Coal Unswitchable

 331111 Iron and Steel Mills 640 251 161 0 31 0 0 0 0 59 0

 331112 Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Products 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3313 Alumina and Aluminum 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 331316 Aluminum Extruded Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 200 140 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3315 Foundries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 331511 Iron Foundries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 331521 Aluminum Die-Casting Foundries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die-Casting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

332 Fabricated Metal Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

333 Machinery 54 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

334 Computer and Electronic Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

336 Transportation Equipment 231 173 160 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0

 336111 Automobiles 88 85 72 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0

 336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 54 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 336411 Aircraft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

337 Furniture and Related Products 114 29 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q

339 Miscellaneous 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 45,729 28,935 22,814 362 465 1,853 573 0 0 2,160 708

 (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.'