Released: August 2021

Next MECS will be fielded in 2023.

Table 8.6 Number of Establishments by Participation in Programs Dedicated to Improving Energy Consumption, 2018;

Level: National Data;

Row: NAICS Codes;

Column: Participation in Programs Dedicated to Improving Energy Consumption;

Unit: Establishment Counts.

NAICS Code(a) Subsector and Industry Establishments(b)

Superior Energy

Performance

Better Buildings,

Better Plants Energy Star Other Don't Know

Total United States

311 Food 15,842 1,399 1,153 6,633 928 6,273

3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 611 54 66 268 38 189

311221 Wet Corn Milling 52 8 D 38 4 11

31131 Sugar Manufacturing 70 10 15 26 8 26

3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food 1,047 108 135 515 85 361

3115 Dairy Product 1,036 134 149 565 128 305

3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 1,842 170 154 812 107 693

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 3,938 358 392 2,170 297 1,262

3121 Beverages 3,853 350 386 2,130 291 1,221

3122 Tobacco 85 8 5 41 5 40

313 Textile Mills 1,360 192 176 633 88 579314 Textile Product Mills 4,116 Q 70 1,533 Q 2,328

315 Apparel 3,856 Q 5 1,722 Q 2,099316 Leather and Allied Products 655 Q Q 343 9 260

321 Wood Products 9,435 451 646 3,624 418 5,185

321113 Sawmills 1,787 100 181 700 86 958

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 1,083 37 38 455 63 562

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 158 9 5 88 12 62

3219 Other Wood Products 6,286 309 400 2,341 263 3,529

322 Paper 3,009 543 655 1,518 343 879

322110 Pulp Mills 28 10 10 20 6 D322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 156 28 28 109 41 24

322122 Newsprint Mills 11 4 4 5 5 3322130 Paperboard Mills 143 29 25 68 10 60

323 Printing and Related Support 12,614 368 962 5,519 511 5,638

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 1,883 244 301 1,025 140 615

324110 Petroleum Refineries 136 15 16 84 17 37324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block 1,289 200 240 732 111 362

324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials 168 18 25 84 3 73324191 Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Products 211 6 8 83 Q 114324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 79 5 12 42 5 29

325 Chemicals 8,902 851 1,338 4,038 651 3,420

325110 Petrochemicals 66 5 5 16 14 34

325120 Industrial Gases 525 194 277 307 176 35

325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 501 42 50 305 38 136

325193 Ethyl Alcohol 207 41 40 90 24 79325194 Cyclic Crudes, Intermediate and Gum and Wood Chemicals 61 3 5 46 D 9

325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 524 37 39 233 54 175

325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 813 63 84 380 33 318

325212 Synthetic Rubber 87 9 11 47 7 27

325220 Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 99 16 20 51 6 31

325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 148 5 6 116 5 22

325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 55 D 4 15 0 39

3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 1,327 92 218 585 83 472

325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 717 65 126 372 38 241325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 108 D 41 77 4 14

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 8,317 854 1,033 4,108 582 3,220

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 12,035 505 1,496 5,406 338 4,691

327120 Clay Building Material and Refractories 415 37 41 208 12 156

327211 Flat Glass 60 D 4 27 D 30

Participation in Programs Dedicated to Improving Energy Consumption
327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 164 D Q 63 Q 77

327213 Glass Containers 57 7 8 26 3 27

327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 686 80 65 328 43 269

327310 Cements 187 12 21 156 5 20

327410 Lime 86 7 8 54 12 31

327420 Gypsum 148 22 26 96 D 42

327993 Mineral Wool 191 9 24 138 D 26

331 Primary Metals 3,226 413 472 1,532 159 1,216

331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloys 390 65 80 219 24 122

3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 498 38 38 247 19 172

3313 Alumina and Aluminum 399 68 74 228 19 130

331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 109 25 Q 60 D 45

331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 65 16 20 30 D 22

331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing and Extruding 191 27 32 130 9 41

3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 651 109 125 253 24 266

331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining 107 14 14 44 3 52

3315 Foundries 1,288 132 155 586 72 526

331511 Iron Foundries 373 65 79 222 21 90

331523 Nonferrous Metal Die‐Casting Foundries 257 32 32 107 26 100

331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die‐Casting 277 15 14 106 14 156

332 Fabricated Metal Products 37,949 2,194 2,811 13,873 856 18,242

333 Machinery 14,919 927 988 6,312 682 6,810334 Computer and Electronic Products 6,646 588 849 3,775 300 2,131

334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 344 13 38 219 45 62

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 3,295 220 345 1,443 320 1,323

336 Transportation Equipment 7,103 787 971 3,333 299 2,602

336111 Automobiles 71 16 23 56 4 10

336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 69 11 14 36 5 21

3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 1,199 137 131 580 41 546

336411 Aircraft 347 46 47 216 6 125

337 Furniture and Related Products 8,347 Q 408 3,398 416 4,535

339 Miscellaneous 13,679 773 811 5,987 528 5,763

Total 181,126 12,123 15,919 77,928 7,932 79,071

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

(b) The Establishments column includes those units which reported any of the three listed programs for improving energy consumption at any time in 2018, plus those units where programs for

improving energy consumption were 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 8.6 Relative Standard Errors for Table 8.6;

Unit: Percents.

NAICS Code(a) Subsector and Industry Establishments(b)

Superior Energy

Performance

Better Buildings,

Better Plants Energy Star Other Don't Know

Total United States

311 Food 0.0 5.6 7.0 3.1 7.8 4.4

3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 0.0 8.2 17.4 4.2 11.5 8.9

311221 Wet Corn Milling 0.0 0.0 D 0.0 0.0 0.0

31131 Sugar Manufacturing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food 0.0 19.7 20.3 11.3 17.2 16.8

3115 Dairy Product 0.0 15.7 22.0 8.2 25.0 12.6

3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 0.0 19.1 22.4 9.6 27.5 11.4

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 0.0 11.8 14.1 3.7 14.0 4.6

3121 Beverages 0.0 24.4 22.9 7.0 25.5 11.5

3122 Tobacco 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

313 Textile Mills 0.0 25.6 22.1 12.3 37.4 13.4314 Textile Product Mills 0.0 81.1 45.5 25.1 97.6 17.0

315 Apparel 0.0 73.5 35.3 24.0 63.9 19.7316 Leather and Allied Products 0.0 51.7 78.5 16.5 18.3 21.9

321 Wood Products 0.0 11.5 14.9 7.1 13.8 6.0

321113 Sawmills 0.0 15.1 21.7 8.9 15.9 6.6

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 0.0 15.7 16.5 12.3 22.6 11.9

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 0.0 19.2 21.3 18.0 18.0 23.4

3219 Other Wood Products 0.0 36.8 33.8 11.9 32.5 8.1

322 Paper 0.0 3.9 3.9 2.2 3.2 4.6

322110 Pulp Mills 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0322122 Newsprint Mills 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0322130 Paperboard Mills 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

323 Printing and Related Support 0.0 42.7 25.9 8.7 35.8 8.6324 Petroleum and Coal Products 0.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 6.8 5.5

324110 Petroleum Refineries 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block 0.0 13.6 12.1 4.9 19.3 8.5

324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials 0.0 16.7 14.9 12.6 12.1 16.2324191 Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Products 0.0 12.7 12.7 17.3 62.7 13.5324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

325 Chemicals 0.0 8.0 6.9 2.7 6.9 3.5

325110 Petrochemicals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

325120 Industrial Gases 0.0 19.6 13.7 10.3 17.3 36.2

325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 0.0 32.4 28.9 9.8 31.4 18.9

325193 Ethyl Alcohol 0.0 8.7 8.9 6.4 34.2 7.0325194 Cyclic Crudes, Intermediate and Gum and Wood Chemicals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D 0.0

325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 0.0 13.9 12.8 11.8 23.6 14.7

325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 0.0 15.8 20.2 11.2 28.6 14.4

325212 Synthetic Rubber 0.0 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 0.0

325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 0.0 43.3 43.3 12.6 46.9 47.6

325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 0.0 D 0.0 0.0 X 0.0

3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 0.0 29.8 22.8 10.7 22.2 14.8

325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 0.0 43.1 31.5 13.3 18.7 20.5325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 0.0 D 31.4 12.1 18.8 18.8

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 0.0 24.7 21.9 8.5 28.0 10.7

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 0.0 12.4 10.6 3.3 9.9 5.4

327120 Clay Building Material and Refractories 0.0 14.4 14.3 10.9 8.6 13.9

327211 Flat Glass 0.0 D 0.0 0.0 D 0.0327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 0.0 D 52.2 25.8 55.2 25.1

327213 Glass Containers 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 0.0 27.6 25.5 12.9 35.2 16.4

Participation in Programs Dedicated to Improving Energy Consumption
327310 Cements 0.0 15.1 31.7 5.0 15.1 34.6

327410 Lime 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0327420 Gypsum 0.0 24.2 22.3 13.0 D 34.8327993 Mineral Wool 0.0 17.6 36.6 10.3 D 33.1

331 Primary Metals 0.0 9.2 8.2 3.5 6.4 4.1

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

3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 0.0 23.5 24.2 12.8 24.0 17.6

3313 Alumina and Aluminum 0.0 17.3 15.0 4.3 3.2 5.1

331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 0.0 45.6 60.2 11.8 D 14.9

331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D 0.0

331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing and Extruding 0.0 13.9 13.0 7.7 11.9 25.5

3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 0.0 24.4 20.6 13.5 19.0 13.8

331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining 0.0 21.5 21.6 21.0 18.0 21.5

3315 Foundries 0.0 14.4 15.1 6.8 14.2 7.0

331511 Iron Foundries 0.0 28.4 31.3 14.5 39.7 27.9

331523 Nonferrous Metal Die‐Casting Foundries 0.0 23.0 18.1 11.0 19.3 13.4

331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die‐Casting 0.0 18.6 12.2 14.5 33.5 11.4

332 Fabricated Metal Products 0.0 24.5 21.7 8.1 36.8 6.4333 Machinery 0.0 25.1 23.8 7.7 28.7 7.2334 Computer and Electronic Products 0.0 22.9 26.5 8.6 34.7 15.2

334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 0.0 33.6 49.9 14.1 43.2 33.6

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 0.0 46.1 39.4 16.5 41.1 18.3336 Transportation Equipment 0.0 6.7 5.4 4.2 9.8 7.3

336111 Automobiles 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 0.0 16.0 15.1 10.2 16.9 12.8

336411 Aircraft 0.0 19.1 19.1 14.8 19.1 25.6

337 Furniture and Related Products 0.0 51.7 35.3 10.7 37.9 8.1339 Miscellaneous 0.0 31.1 30.7 8.9 38.0 9.3

Total 0.0 3.0 2.8 1.2 2.8 1.6

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

(b) The Establishments column includes those units which reported any of the three listed programs for improving energy consumption at any time in 2018, plus those units where programs for

improving energy consumption were 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).