Released: October 2017

Next MECS will be fielded in 2019

Table 5.8 End Uses of Fuel Consumption, 2014;

 Level: National and Regional Data; 

 Row: End Uses;

 Column: Energy Sources, including Net Demand for Electricity;

 Unit: Trillion Btu.

Distillate

Net Demand Fuel Oil Coal

for Residual and Natural HGL (excluding (excluding Coal

End Use Electricity(a) Fuel Oil Diesel Fuel(b) Gas(c) natural gasoline)(d) Coke and Breeze)

Total United States

TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 3,050 30 99 5,858 84 776

Indirect Uses-Boiler Fuel 52 21 12 2,305 8 393

 Conventional Boiler Use 52 11 4 756 4 48

 CHP and/or Cogeneration Process -- 10 9 1,549 3 344

Direct Uses-Total Process 2,399 8 26 2,953 43 298

 Process Heating 362 7 5 2,590 37 280

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration 215 * * 27 * 0

 Machine Drive 1,523 * 13 162 3 1

 Electro-Chemical Processes 230 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Process Use 68 * 8 173 3 17

Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess 550 1 58 433 27 4

 Facility HVAC (e) 278 * 4 369 7 3

 Facility Lighting 189 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Facility Support 57 * 2 41 * *

 Onsite Transportation 14 -- 39 2 20 --

 Conventional Electricity Generation -- * 3 12 * 2

 Other Nonprocess Use 12 * 11 8 * *

End Use Not Reported 50 * 3 168 5 81

Northeast Census Region

TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 293 11 15 423 8 47

Indirect Uses-Boiler Fuel 6 8 2 144 1 25

 Conventional Boiler Use 6 6 1 54 * 4

 CHP and/or Cogeneration Process -- 2 1 90 * 22

Direct Uses-Total Process 219 2 5 206 3 18

 Process Heating 36 2 2 179 2 18

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration 18 * * 3 * 0

 Machine Drive 140 * 3 17 * 0

 Electro-Chemical Processes 17 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Process Use 7 * Q 7 * *

Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess 63 1 7 57 4 *

 Facility HVAC (e) 32 * 2 51 2 *

 Facility Lighting 22 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Facility Support 6 * * 2 * 0

 Onsite Transportation 1 -- 4 * 2 --

 Conventional Electricity Generation -- * * Q * 0

 Other Nonprocess Use 1 * Q 1 * 0

End Use Not Reported 6 * 1 16 1 3

Midwest Census Region
TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 884

1 20 1,760 33 323

Indirect Uses-Boiler Fuel 1211 5882 146

 Conventional Boiler Use 12** 2861 24

 CHP and/or Cogeneration Process --*1 3021 122

Direct Uses-Total Process 69517 917 21 95

 Process Heating 114*1 813 19 87

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration 640*8*0

 Machine Drive 453*2 18Q*

 Electro-Chemical Processes 47 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Process Use 16*4 78*8

Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess 160* 12 21593

 Facility HVAC (e) 76** 18822

 Facility Lighting 61 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Facility Support 140Q 22**

 Onsite Transportation4 --8*7 --

 Conventional Electricity Generation --01**1

 Other Nonprocess Use402Q*0

End Use Not Reported 160* 401 78

South Census Region

TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 1,456 13 45 2,988 27 277

Indirect Uses-Boiler Fuel 29 107 1,2784 161

 Conventional Boiler Use 2931 3193 15

 CHP and/or Cogeneration Process --76 9591 146

Direct Uses-Total Process 1,16939 1,494 11 115

 Process Heating 16432 1,2989 113

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration 1010* 16*0

 Machine Drive 742*6 11411

 Electro-Chemical Processes 135 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Process Use 28*1 6711

Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess 237* 27 117 101

 Facility HVAC (e) 125*1 9621

 Facility Lighting 76 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Facility Support 26** 11*0

 Onsite Transportation6 -- 1918 --

 Conventional Electricity Generation --**7**

 Other Nonprocess Use4*63*0

End Use Not Reported 21*2 9830

West Census Region

TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 4174 19 688 15 129

Indirect Uses-Boiler Fuel521 2951 60

 Conventional Boiler Use511 97*5

 CHP and/or Cogeneration Process --1Q 1981 55

Direct Uses-Total Process 31725 3358 69

 Process Heating 492* 3007 62

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration 320*1*0

 Machine Drive 18802 1410

 Electro-Chemical Processes 32 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Process Use 17*Q 2117

Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess 890 12 445*

 Facility HVAC (e) 4501 3410

 Facility Lighting 29 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Facility Support 11016*0
 Onsite Transportation 2 -- 8 * 4 --

 Conventional Electricity Generation -- 0 Q 3 * 0

 Other Nonprocess Use 2 0 1 1 * *

End Use Not Reported 6 0 * 14 1 0

 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Form EIA-846, '2014 Manufacturing Energy Consumption 

Survey.' 

 Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. The estimates presented in this table 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 

estimates include the quantities of energy that were originally produced offsite and purchased by or transferred to the establishment, plus those that were 

produced onsite from other energy or input materials not classified as energy, or were extracted from captive (onsite) mines or wells. Allocations to specific end 

uses are made on the basis of reasonable approximations by respondents.

 (a) 'Net Demand for Electricity' is the sum of purchases, transfers in, and total onsite electricity generation, minus sales and transfers offsite. It is the total 

amount of electricity used by establishments. 'Net Demand for Electricity' is not directly comparable with "Net Electricity,' which specifically excludes electricity 

generated onsite by combustible energy sources.

 (b) 'Distillate Fuel Oil' includes Nos. 1, 2, and 4 fuel oils and Nos. 1, 2, and 4 diesel 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) Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids '(HGL)' include ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, normal butane, butylene, ethane-propane mixtures, propane-butane 

mixtures, and isobutane produced at refineries or natural gas processing plants, including plants that fractionate raw Natural Gas Liquids (NGL).

 (e) Facility Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning '(Facility HVAC)' excludes steam and hot water.

 * 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.
Released: October 2017

Next MECS will be fielded in 2019

RSE Table 5.8 Relative Standard Errors for Table 5.8;

 Unit: Percents.

Distillate

Net Demand Fuel Oil Coal

for Residual and Natural HGL (excluding (excluding Coal

End Use Electricity(a) Fuel Oil Diesel Fuel(b) Gas(c) natural gasoline)(d) Coke and Breeze)

Total United States

TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 1.1 2.2 5.4 0.8 2.8 1.1

Indirect Uses-Boiler Fuel 2.7 2.9 7.3 1.0 3.7 1.3

 Conventional Boiler Use 2.7 0.4 6.3 2.1 4.7 1.6

 CHP and/or Cogeneration Process -- 6.1 10.0 1.1 5.9 1.5

Direct Uses-Total Process 1.0 2.7 10.6 1.0 3.0 1.8

 Process Heating 2.1 1.6 7.5 1.1 2.2 2.0

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration 1.7 73.1 10.3 5.7 27.2 X

 Machine Drive 1.2 0.1 13.7 3.8 26.2 23.0

 Electro-Chemical Processes 1.1 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Process Use 4.5 42.3 25.7 3.3 17.0 0.1

Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess 2.1 2.3 6.7 2.5 6.0 12.2

 Facility HVAC (e) 2.3 4.0 16.4 2.7 17.0 20.2

 Facility Lighting 2.4 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Facility Support 3.7 40.2 44.8 3.0 14.7 0.1

 Onsite Transportation 4.6 -- 4.5 9.0 5.3 --

 Conventional Electricity Generation -- 0.1 38.1 17.4 14.5 0.1

 Other Nonprocess Use 14.2 63.0 28.4 27.9 30.0 0.1

End Use Not Reported 10.5 0.1 23.2 7.3 13.0 4.2

Northeast Census Region

TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 3.6 5.3 11.4 3.0 13.2 7.3

Indirect Uses-Boiler Fuel 14.6 7.3 6.7 3.2 20.8 13.6

 Conventional Boiler Use 14.6 0.2 10.0 5.5 42.2 0.1

 CHP and/or Cogeneration Process -- 28.9 8.0 3.8 9.3 16.0

Direct Uses-Total Process 3.7 2.6 18.2 4.7 17.9 0.1

 Process Heating 4.2 2.6 15.3 4.5 19.6 0.1

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration 6.2 73.1 0.1 11.0 59.8 X

 Machine Drive 5.1 0.1 26.5 30.4 29.0 X

 Electro-Chemical Processes 1.2 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Process Use 12.6 0.1 63.8 11.2 68.7 0.1

Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess 5.9 2.3 17.5 6.5 16.2 29.2

 Facility HVAC (e) 7.5 3.8 32.2 6.2 29.1 29.2

 Facility Lighting 5.9 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Facility Support 6.4 46.5 38.5 12.0 34.5 X

 Onsite Transportation 9.6 -- 12.5 33.8 9.9 --

 Conventional Electricity Generation -- 0.1 8.9 66.5 56.1 X

 Other Nonprocess Use 22.0 0.1 57.7 17.9 19.8 X

End Use Not Reported 25.6 0.1 36.2 1.2 40.3 0.1

Midwest Census Region

TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 2.0 7.2 10.1 1.8 4.6 2.3

Indirect Uses-Boiler Fuel 4.7 1.3 20.0 3.0 6.8 2.1

 Conventional Boiler Use 4.7 0.5 13.5 4.8 6.5 2.4

 CHP and/or Cogeneration Process -- 2.1 26.4 4.2 10.6 2.4

Direct Uses-Total Process 1.9 18.1 20.3 2.1 3.9 5.3

 Process Heating 3.7 24.8 15.0 2.3 1.4 5.8

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration 3.2 X 42.6 2.9 2.7 X

 Machine Drive 2.3 0.1 20.7 11.9 50.3 12.9

 Electro-Chemical Processes 4.4 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Process Use 12.5 0.1 35.1 5.2 25.9 0.1

Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess 3.7 34.7 11.3 4.2 12.4 16.1

 Facility HVAC (e) 4.1 34.7 39.3 4.5 39.2 26.7

 Facility Lighting 3.9 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Facility Support 4.6 X 96.8 4.6 22.8 0.1

 Onsite Transportation 7.4 -- 4.2 17.0 10.3 --

 Conventional Electricity Generation -- X 44.2 7.3 10.3 0.1

 Other Nonprocess Use 37.5 X 34.3 52.2 75.7 X

End Use Not Reported 8.3 X 18.2 9.0 29.3 4.3

South Census Region
TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 1.5 1.4 8.7 0.9 4.4 1.2

Indirect Uses-Boiler Fuel 3.1 1.8 10.0 1.0 4.0 1.5

 Conventional Boiler Use 3.1 1.1 10.0 2.1 3.7 3.4

 CHP and/or Cogeneration Process -- 2.6 11.8 1.1 11.9 1.6

Direct Uses-Total Process 1.4 1.4 13.3 1.1 6.0 1.8

 Process Heating 3.3 1.4 6.1 1.3 6.0 1.9

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration 2.8 X 7.2 9.6 58.6 X

 Machine Drive 1.8 0.1 20.6 2.3 27.1 30.3

 Electro-Chemical Processes 1.1 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Process Use 7.5 89.5 9.6 5.8 21.2 0.1

Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess 3.0 26.5 11.9 4.4 8.1 9.3

 Facility HVAC (e) 3.5 39.2 36.9 5.1 23.2 14.6

 Facility Lighting 3.8 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Facility Support 6.0 19.2 8.1 4.7 30.6 X

 Onsite Transportation 7.1 -- 7.5 9.1 8.0 --

 Conventional Electricity Generation -- 0.1 14.6 2.4 17.4 0.1

 Other Nonprocess Use 10.4 99.0 45.5 24.9 30.3 X

End Use Not Reported 22.2 0.1 37.4 11.7 15.4 X

West Census Region

TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION 4.0 4.5 13.9 1.9 6.3 0.1

Indirect Uses-Boiler Fuel 5.9 0.1 28.9 1.8 7.2 0.1

 Conventional Boiler Use 5.9 0.1 16.3 3.6 5.2 0.1

 CHP and/or Cogeneration Process -- 0.1 54.3 2.0 11.7 0.1

Direct Uses-Total Process 3.3 7.9 39.2 3.0 6.3 0.1

 Process Heating 7.0 0.1 54.7 3.4 3.6 0.1

 Process Cooling and Refrigeration 3.7 X 9.6 7.9 64.5 X

 Machine Drive 3.9 X 46.4 3.0 41.4 X

 Electro-Chemical Processes 1.5 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Process Use 3.1 61.5 75.3 2.1 44.0 0.1

Direct Uses-Total Nonprocess 7.5 X 11.0 4.8 14.8 0.1

 Facility HVAC (e) 7.0 X 1.5 4.0 33.6 X

 Facility Lighting 8.3 -- -- -- -- --

 Other Facility Support 11.7 X 0.1 7.0 23.3 X

 Onsite Transportation 16.4 -- 10.6 19.7 14.0 --

 Conventional Electricity Generation -- X 61.7 47.1 49.7 X

 Other Nonprocess Use 9.8 X 23.5 27.7 10.7 0.1

End Use Not Reported 14.3 X 28.9 17.0 40.9 X

 S=Negative value.

 Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. The estimates presented in this table 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 estimates include the quantities of 

energy that were originally produced offsite and purchased by or transferred to the establishment, plus those that were produced onsite from other energy or input materials not 

classified as energy, or were extracted from captive (onsite) mines or wells. Allocations to specific end uses are made on the basis of reasonable approximations by respondents.

 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Form EIA-846, '2014 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey.' 

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

 * 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.

 (a) 'Net Demand for Electricity' is the sum of purchases, transfers in, and total onsite electricity generation, minus sales and transfers offsite. It is the total amount of electricity 

used by establishments. 'Net Demand for Electricity' is not directly comparable with "Net Electricity,' which specifically excludes electricity generated onsite by combustible energy 

sources.

 (b) 'Distillate Fuel Oil' includes Nos. 1, 2, and 4 fuel oils and Nos. 1, 2, and 4 diesel 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) Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids '(HGL)' include ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, normal butane, butylene, ethane-propane mixtures, propane-butane mixtures, and isobutane 

produced at refineries or natural gas processing plants, including plants that fractionate raw Natural Gas Liquids (NGL).

 (e) Facility Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning '(Facility HVAC)' excludes steam and hot water.