Released: March 2013

Next MECS will be fielded in 2015

Table 1.3 First Use of Energy for All Purposes (Fuel and Nonfuel), 2010;

 Level: National and Regional Data; 

 Row: Values of Shipments and Employment Sizes;

 Column: Energy Sources and Shipments;

 Unit: Trillion Btu.

Shipments

Economic Net Residual Distillate LPG and Coke and of Energy Sources

Characteristic(a) Total(b) Electricity(c) Fuel Oil Fuel Oil(d) Natural Gas(e) NGL(f) Coal Breeze Other(g) Produced Onsite(h)

Total United States

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 1,169 314 6 54 472 14 25 Q 302 19

 20-49 1,046 297 19 24 385 24 98 9 197 8

 50-99 1,141 305 W 13 478 W 139 10 193 42

 100-249 1,947 411 56 11 947 26 183 11 361 59

 250-499 2,136 391 16 11 659 78 322 51 700 91

 500 and Over 8,633 720 W 21 2,784 W 561 293 2,880 570

 Not Ascertained (i) 2,746 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,746 0

Total 18,817 2,437 170 135 5,725 2,057 1,328 374 7,381 788

Employment Size

 Under 50 1,308 305 19 47 670 92 31 1 209 66

 50-99 1,225 247 W 19 548 42 95 W 292 66

 100-249 3,008 526 40 26 1,118 515 350 53 522 142

 250-499 3,542 515 18 19 1,090 705 316 13 1,091 225

 500-999 3,810 493 W 12 1,187 307 150 W 1,784 190

 1000 and Over 3,178 351 8 12 1,112 396 387 277 736 99

 Not Ascertained (i) 2,746 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,746 0

Total 18,817 2,437 170 135 5,725 2,057 1,328 374 7,381 788

Northeast Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 212 49 3 11 67 2 2 * 78 0

 20-49 173 34 9 8 43 10 9 * 64 4

 50-99 155 40 6 2 63 1 16 4 24 1

 100-249 182 44 7 2 75 1 15 1 39 1

 250-499 201 35 1 1 74 1 24 3 62 0

 500 and Over 395 51 4 2 120 7 119 * 157 66

 Not Ascertained (i) 184 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 184 0

Total 1,502 254 29 26 443 20 185 8 608 71

Employment Size

 Under 50 168 38 7 15 55 10 1 * 42 0

 50-99 135 30 2 3 54 4 5 * 38 1

 100-249 290 69 7 3 97 1 25 4 86 3

 250-499 200 42 5 1 64 4 13 1 71 1

 500-999 364 43 7 2 101 1 24 3 182 0

 1000 and Over 161 32 1 1 71 * 116 * 5 66

 Not Ascertained (i) 184 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 184 0

Total 1,502 254 29 26 443 20 185 8 608 71

Midwest Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 353 100 * 8 169 4 7 Q 65 0

 20-49 311 95 4 2 133 W 33 W 35 0

 50-99 338 91 5 W 169 W 38 2 50 21

 100-249 674 139 1 2 379 9 93 6 46 1
Released: March 2013

Next MECS will be fielded in 2015

Table 1.3 First Use of Energy for All Purposes (Fuel and Nonfuel), 2010;

 Level: National and Regional Data; 

 Row: Values of Shipments and Employment Sizes;

 Column: Energy Sources and Shipments;

 Unit: Trillion Btu.

Shipments

Economic Net Residual Distillate LPG and Coke and of Energy Sources

Characteristic(a) Total(b) Electricity(c) Fuel Oil Fuel Oil(d) Natural Gas(e) NGL(f) Coal Breeze Other(g) Produced Onsite(h)

 250-499 426 98 * 1 141 9 99 45 39 7

 500 and Over 1,813 254 2 W 511 W 306 W 482 14

 Not Ascertained (i) 443 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 443 0

Total 4,349 776 12 22 1,501 122 577 234 1,149 43

Employment Size

 Under 50 486 108 3 7 284 4 18 1 75 14

 50-99 395 84 5 2 229 W 28 W W 8

 100-249 721 148 1 3 273 14 167 44 78 8

 250-499 808 161 1 2 240 W 163 W W *

 500-999 611 153 * 3 171 W 22 W W 0

 1000 and Over 895 123 1 6 306 W 178 W W 14

 Not Ascertained (i) 443 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 443 0

Total 4,349 776 12 22 1,501 122 577 234 1,149 43

South Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 462 114 2 14 182 4 11 * 150 16

 20-49 377 119 7 9 132 W 29 W 73 3

 50-99 455 132 W W 173 W 46 3 86 20

 100-249 900 170 46 5 417 15 55 2 249 58

 250-499 1,246 191 14 6 365 68 157 1 529 84

 500 and Over 5,544 353 W W 1,883 W 135 W 1,712 490

 Not Ascertained (i) 1,887 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,887 0

Total 10,872 1,078 121 50 3,152 1,897 433 127 4,685 670

Employment Size

 Under 50 499 111 7 13 254 75 5 * 83 49

 50-99 552 101 W 4 209 W 42 W W 57

 100-249 1,658 240 29 13 635 494 101 3 273 131

 250-499 2,017 235 8 9 635 W 112 W W 224

 500-999 2,358 227 W 6 762 W 81 W W 190

 1000 and Over 1,902 164 6 4 657 W 92 W W 20

 Not Ascertained (i) 1,887 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,887 0

Total 10,872 1,078 121 50 3,152 1,897 433 127 4,685 670

West Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 141 50 Q 21 53 4 6 * 9 3

 20-49 185 50 * Q 77 2 26 0 25 1

 50-99 192 42 * 2 73 1 39 1 35 *

 100-249 191 59 2 2 76 1 20 3 28 0

 250-499 263 67 * 3 79 1 42 1 70 0

 500 and Over 880 62 5 4 270 9 * * 530 0

 Not Ascertained (i) 242 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 242 0

Total 2,094 329 7 37 629 18 134 6 939 4

Employment Size

 Under 50 154 48 1 11 77 4 8 * 9 4

 50-99 143 33 0 Q 56 1 20 0 23 0

 100-249 339 69 3 6 113 5 56 1 84 0
Released: March 2013

Next MECS will be fielded in 2015

Table 1.3 First Use of Energy for All Purposes (Fuel and Nonfuel), 2010;

 Level: National and Regional Data; 

 Row: Values of Shipments and Employment Sizes;

 Column: Energy Sources and Shipments;

 Unit: Trillion Btu.

Shipments

Economic Net Residual Distillate LPG and Coke and of Energy Sources

Characteristic(a) Total(b) Electricity(c) Fuel Oil Fuel Oil(d) Natural Gas(e) NGL(f) Coal Breeze Other(g) Produced Onsite(h)

 250-499 517 77 4 7 151 5 27 4 241 0

 500-999 478 70 * 1 152 1 23 0 231 0

 1000 and Over 221 32 0 * 79 2 0 0 108 0

 Not Ascertained (i) 242 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 242 0

Total 2,094 329 7 37 629 18 134 6 939 4

 (a) Value of Shipments and Receipts and Employment Size categories were supplied by the

Bureau of the Census.

 (b) 'Total' is the sum of all of the listed energy sources, including 'Other,' minus the

shipments of energy sources produced onsite. It is the total amount of first use of energy

for all (fuel and nonfuel) purposes.

 (c) 'Net Electricity' is obtained by summing purchases, transfers in, and

generation from noncombustible renewable resources, minus quantities sold and

transferred out. It does not include electricity inputs from onsite

cogeneration or generation from combustible fuels because that energy has

already been included as generating fuel (for example, coal).

 (d) 'Distillate Fuel Oil' includes Nos. 1, 2, and 4 fuel oils and Nos. 1, 2, and 4

diesel fuels.

 (e) '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.

 (f) Examples of Liquefied Petroleum Gases '(LPG)' are 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).'

 (g) 'Other' includes net steam (the sum of purchases, generation from

renewables, and net transfers), and other energy that respondents indicated was

used to produce heat and power or as feedstock/raw material inputs. See also

Footnote 'i'.

 (h) 'Shipments of Energy Sources Produced Onsite' are those shipments produced or

transformed onsite from the nonfuel use of other energy sources. For example, at an establishment

that processes coal to make coke for later use, the entire quantity of coal is counted as first use.

Any onsite consumption of coke is not counted as first use because it would duplicate

the coal use. If some of the coke is then sold to another establishment, then that second

establishment will consider this coke to be a shipment of an offsite-produced energy source.

Hence, the second establishment will count this coke as its first use, thereby resulting in

double counting. In order to eliminate the double counting, the energy equivalent of the

coke shipment must be subtracted from first use.

 (i) The entry in the 'Not Ascertained' row and the 'Other' column consists

of the feedstocks and raw material inputs that were consumed by petroleum

refineries for the production of nonenergy products (i.e., asphalt, waxes,

lubricants, and solvents), as well as feedstock consumption at adjoining

petrochemical plants. That entry includes all of those inputs, regardless of

type. Those inputs that were converted to other energy products by petroleum

refineries (e.g., crude oil converted to residual and distillate fuel oils) are

excluded. The quantities of energy consumed by petroleum refineries for the

production of heat and power are included in the appropriate 'Value of Shipments

and Receipts' or 'Employment Size' rows.

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

The derived estimates presented in this table are for the first use (formerly primary 

consumption) of energy for heat and power and as feedstocks or raw material inputs.
Released: March 2013

Next MECS will be fielded in 2015

Table 1.3 First Use of Energy for All Purposes (Fuel and Nonfuel), 2010;

 Level: National and Regional Data; 

 Row: Values of Shipments and Employment Sizes;

 Column: Energy Sources and Shipments;

 Unit: Trillion Btu.

Shipments

Economic Net Residual Distillate LPG and Coke and of Energy Sources

Characteristic(a) Total(b) Electricity(c) Fuel Oil Fuel Oil(d) Natural Gas(e) NGL(f) Coal Breeze Other(g) Produced Onsite(h)

First use is defined as the consumption of the energy that was originally produced 

offsite or was produced onsite from input materials not classified as energy.

Examples of the latter are hydrogen produced from the electrolysis of brine; 

 the output of captive (onsite) mines or wells; woodchips, bark, and woodwaste

 from wood purchased as a raw material input; and waste materials, such as 

wastepaper and packing materials. First use excludes quantities of energy

 that are produced from other energy inputs and, therefore, avoids double counting.

 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption

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

 Consumption Survey,' and Office of Petroleum and Biofuels Statistics,

Form EIA-810, 'Monthly Refinery Report' for 2010, and the Bureau

of the Census, data files for the '2010 Annual Survey of Manufacturers.'