Released: November 2017

Next MECS will be fielded in 2019

Table 11.6 Electricity: Sales to Utility and Nonutility Purchasers, 2014;

 Level: National and Regional Data; 

 Row: Values of Shipments and Employment Sizes;

 Column: Utility and Nonutility Purchasers;

 Unit: Million Kilowatthours.

Total of

Economic Sales and Utility Nonutility

Characteristic(a) Transfers Offsite Purchaser(b) Purchaser(c)

Total United States

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 157 131 Q

 20-49 136 106 30

 50-99 1,456 1,395 61

 100-249 5,661 5,191 470

 250-499 3,625 2,348 1,277

 500 and Over 18,609 11,586 7,023

Total 29,643 20,756 8,887

Employment Size

 Under 50 4,521 4,495 Q

 50-99 780 332 448

 100-249 2,248 1,918 330

 250-499 4,053 3,429 624

 500-999 8,414 3,717 4,697

 1000 and Over 9,627 6,865 2,762

Total 29,643 20,756 8,887

Northeast Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 36 Q Q

 20-49 Q Q *

 50-99 24 24 1

 100-249 346 W W

 250-499 1,152 W W

 500 and Over 205 199 7

Total 1,791 1,028 763

Employment Size

 Under 50 Q Q Q

 50-99 Q Q 1

 100-249 42 40 2

 250-499 737 733 4

 500-999 765 203 563

 1000 and Over 184 10 174

Total 1,791 1,028 763
Midwest Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 Q Q 0

 20-49 1 1 0

 50-99 5 5 0

 100-249 461 W W

 250-499 500 W W

 500 and Over 728 447 281

Total 1,707 863 844

Employment Size

 Under 50 Q Q 0

 50-99 W 0 W

 100-249 427 W W

 250-499 236 119 117

 500-999 287 196 91

 1000 and Over W W W

Total 1,707 863 844

South Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 Q Q 0

 20-49 30 * 30

 50-99 630 574 55

 100-249 4,490 4,459 31

 250-499 1,517 1,163 354

 500 and Over 15,821 9,086 6,735

Total 22,490 15,285 7,205

Employment Size

 Under 50 4,211 4,211 0

 50-99 335 W W

 100-249 1,056 W W

 250-499 2,214 1,742 472

 500-999 5,798 1,754 4,044

 1000 and Over 8,876 W W

Total 22,490 15,285 7,205

West Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 105 100 5

 20-49 77 77 0

 50-99 797 792 5

 100-249 363 363 *

 250-499 457 394 63

 500 and Over 1,855 1,854 1

Total 3,655 3,580 75
Employment Size

 Under 50 244 238 5

 50-99 W W 0

 100-249 723 718 5

 250-499 867 835 32

 500-999 1,564 1,564 0

 1000 and Over W W 33

Total 3,655 3,580 75

 NA=Not available.

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

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

Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey,' and the Bureau of the Census, data files for the '2014 Annual Survey of Manufactures.' 

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

 (b) A 'Utility' is a company in the local area that produces and/or delivers electricity and is legally obligated to provide service to 

the general public within its franchise area.

 (c) 'Nonutility' includes consumers, such as other manufacturers, households, and commercial entities; generators of electricity, 

such as independent power producers, small power producers, and cogenerators not located at the establishment site; and 

suppliers, such as brokers, marketers, and marketing subsidiaries of utilities.

 * 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.
Released: November 2017

Next MECS will be fielded in 2019

RSE Table 11.6 Relative Standard Errors for Table 11.6;

 Unit: Percents.

Total of

Economic Sales and Utility Nonutility

Characteristic(a) Transfers Offsite Purchaser(b) Purchaser(c)

Total United States

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 14.5 13.6 55.4

 20-49 17.0 21.9 1.4

 50-99 0.2 0.2 0.0

 100-249 5.1 5.6 0.0

 250-499 0.9 1.4 0.0

 500 and Over 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total 1.0 1.4 0.2

Employment Size

 Under 50 0.7 0.6 55.4

 50-99 0.7 1.7 0.0

 100-249 12.9 15.2 0.0

 250-499 0.7 0.8 0.1

 500-999 0.0 0.1 0.0

 1000 and Over 0.2 0.2 0.0

Total 1.0 1.4 0.2

Northeast Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 47.4 61.1 69.6

 20-49 84.1 85.5 86.9

 50-99 0.0 0.0 0.0

 100-249 0.0 0.0 0.0

 250-499 2.3 6.5 0.0

 500 and Over 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total 2.2 3.6 1.8

Employment Size

 Under 50 52.2 72.3 69.6

 50-99 63.1 67.3 0.0

 100-249 0.0 0.0 0.0

 250-499 3.7 3.7 9.8

 500-999 0.0 0.0 0.0

 1000 and Over 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total 2.2 3.6 1.8

Midwest Census Region
Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 93.4 93.4 X

 20-49 0.0 0.0 X

 50-99 0.0 0.0 X

 100-249 0.0 0.0 0.0

 250-499 0.4 0.5 0.0

 500 and Over 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total 0.7 1.4 0.0

Employment Size

 Under 50 93.4 93.4 X

 50-99 0.0 X 0.0

 100-249 0.5 0.5 0.0

 250-499 0.0 0.0 0.0

 500-999 0.0 0.0 0.0

 1000 and Over 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total 0.7 1.4 0.0

South Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 61.6 61.6 X

 20-49 0.0 0.0 0.0

 50-99 0.4 0.4 0.0

 100-249 6.5 6.5 0.0

 250-499 1.1 1.4 0.0

 500 and Over 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total 1.3 1.9 0.0

Employment Size

 Under 50 0.1 0.1 X

 50-99 0.1 0.0 0.0

 100-249 27.5 37.3 0.0

 250-499 0.0 0.0 0.0

 500-999 0.0 0.1 0.0

 1000 and Over 0.2 0.3 0.0

Total 1.3 1.9 0.0

West Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

 Under 20 8.8 9.3 0.0

 20-49 0.0 0.0 X

 50-99 0.0 0.0 0.0

 100-249 0.0 0.0 0.0

 250-499 0.5 0.6 0.0

 500 and Over 0.2 0.2 0.0

Total 0.3 0.3 0.0

Employment Size

 Under 50 3.8 3.9 0.0
 50-99 0.6 0.6 X

 100-249 0.0 0.0 0.0

 250-499 0.0 0.0 0.0

 500-999 0.1 0.1 X

 1000 and Over 1.3 1.6 0.0

Total 0.3 0.3 0.0

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

 -- Estimation is not applicable. Energy source is not included in series.

 NA=Not available.

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

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

Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey,' and the Bureau of the Census, data files for the '2014 Annual Survey of Manufactures.' 

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

 (b) A 'Utility' is a company in the local area that produces and/or delivers electricity and is legally obligated to provide service to 

the general public within its franchise area.

 (c) 'Nonutility' includes consumers, such as other manufacturers, households, and commercial entities; generators of electricity, 

such as independent power producers, small power producers, and cogenerators not located at the establishment site; and 

suppliers, such as brokers, marketers, and marketing subsidiaries of utilities.

 * 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.