Released: October 2017

Next MECS will be fielded in 2019

Table 10.1 Nonswitchable Minimum and Maximum Consumption, 2014 

 Level: National and Regional Data;

 Row: Energy Sources;

 Column: Consumption Potential;

 Unit: Physical Units.

Actual Minimum Maximum

Energy Sources Consumption Consumption(a) Consumption(b)

Total United States

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthours) 790,140 773,119 806,466

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 5,693 5,042 5,870

Distillate Fuel Oil (million barrels) 17 16 61

Residual Fuel Oil (million barrels) 5 4 24

Coal (million short tons) 35 27 37

HGL (excluding natural gasoline) (million barrels) 22 19 101

Northeast Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthours) 78,487 77,229 81,992

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 411 330 427

Distillate Fuel Oil (million barrels) 3 2 8

Residual Fuel Oil (million barrels) 2 1 6

Coal (million short tons) 2 1 2

HGL (excluding natural gasoline) (million barrels) 2 2 7

Midwest Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthours) 243,025 237,823 246,743

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 1,710 1,521 1,774

Distillate Fuel Oil (million barrels) 4 3 16

Residual Fuel Oil (million barrels) * * 5

Coal (million short tons) 15 12 15

HGL (excluding natural gasoline) (million barrels) 9 7 35

South Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthours) 355,343 346,280 363,232

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 2,904 2,606 2,969

Distillate Fuel Oil (million barrels) 8 7 30

Residual Fuel Oil (million barrels) 2 2 10

Coal (million short tons) 12 10 13

HGL (excluding natural gasoline) (million barrels) 7 7 43

West Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthours) 113,285 111,787 114,499

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 669 586 700

Distillate Fuel Oil (million barrels) 3 3 7

Residual Fuel Oil (million barrels) 1 * 2

Coal (million short tons) 6 4 6

HGL (excluding natural gasoline) (million barrels) 4 4 15

 (a) Minimum consumption represents actual 2014 consumption decreased by the quantity of the designated type of energy that would no 

longer have been required if all ascertained switching from that type of energy had occurred. The minimum value includes the quantity of 

2014 consumption for which switching capability was not ascertained.
 * 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. 

 (b) Maximum consumption represents actual 2014 consumption increased by the quantity of the designated type of energy that would have 

been required if all ascertained switching into that type of energy had occurred. This value assumes that all indicated substitutions were 

possible simultaneously and the substitutable amount consists of the sum of all possible switches to the designated type of energy. The 

estimate assumes that 2014 output remained constant.

 (c) 'Electricity Receipts' represents those quantities of electricity generated off the manufacturing establishment site and available at the site 

for consumption. It includes those quantities for which payment was made, quantities transferred in, quantities purchased and paid for by a 

central purchasing entity, and quantities for which payment was made in kind. It does not include electricity generated onsite. 'Electricity 

Receipts' has not been adjusted to account for any quantities that might have been resold or transferred out. The estimates include those 

quantities that were ascertained switchable or not switchable, plus an additional quantity for which the switching status was not ascertained.

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

Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey.'
Released: October 2017

Next MECS will be fielded in 2019

RSE Table 10.1 Relative Standard Errors for Table 10.1;

 Unit: Percents.

Actual Minimum Maximum

Energy Sources Consumption Consumption(a) Consumption(b)

Total United States

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthours) 1.2 1.2 1.2

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 0.8 0.8 0.7

Distillate Fuel Oil (million barrels) 5.4 5.7 3.7

Residual Fuel Oil (million barrels) 2.2 2.7 2.7

Coal (million short tons) 1.1 1.3 1.2

HGL (excluding natural gasoline) (million barrels) 2.8 3.1 2.5

Northeast Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthours) 3.9 3.9 3.8

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 3.0 3.5 3.0

Distillate Fuel Oil (million barrels) 11.4 11.2 6.3

Residual Fuel Oil (million barrels) 5.3 6.8 2.5

Coal (million short tons) 7.4 5.6 7.9

HGL (excluding natural gasoline) (million barrels) 13.2 16.4 11.9

Midwest Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthours) 2.0 2.0 2.0

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 1.8 2.0 1.7

Distillate Fuel Oil (million barrels) 10.1 10.4 4.2

Residual Fuel Oil (million barrels) 7.2 8.9 6.0

Coal (million short tons) 2.3 2.8 2.3

HGL (excluding natural gasoline) (million barrels) 4.4 5.3 4.0

South Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthours) 1.9 1.9 1.8

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 0.9 0.9 0.9

Distillate Fuel Oil (million barrels) 8.7 9.4 6.8

Residual Fuel Oil (million barrels) 1.4 1.3 5.1

Coal (million short tons) 1.2 1.1 1.3

HGL (excluding natural gasoline) (million barrels) 4.3 4.2 4.2

West Census Region

Electricity Receipts(c) (million kilowatthours) 4.3 4.3 4.3

Natural Gas (billion cubic feet) 1.9 2.1 1.8

Distillate Fuel Oil (million barrels) 13.9 14.2 6.8

Residual Fuel Oil (million barrels) 4.5 8.6 1.8

Coal (million short tons) 0.1 0.1 0.1

HGL (excluding natural gasoline) (million barrels) 6.3 6.7 3.4

 (a) Minimum consumption represents actual 2014 consumption decreased by the quantity of the designated type of energy that would no 

longer have been required if all ascertained switching from that type of energy had occurred. The minimum value includes the quantity of 

2014 consumption for which switching capability was not ascertained.

 (b) Maximum consumption represents actual 2014 consumption increased by the quantity of the designated type of energy that would have 

been required if all ascertained switching into that type of energy had occurred. This value assumes that all indicated substitutions were 

possible simultaneously and the substitutable amount consists of the sum of all possible switches to the designated type of energy. The 

estimate assumes that 2014 output remained constant.
 * 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. 

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

 (c) 'Electricity Receipts' represents those quantities of electricity generated off the manufacturing establishment site and available at the site 

for consumption. It includes those quantities for which payment was made, quantities transferred in, quantities purchased and paid for by a 

central purchasing entity, and quantities for which payment was made in kind. It does not include electricity generated onsite. 'Electricity 

Receipts' has not been adjusted to account for any quantities that might have been resold or transferred out. The estimates include those 

quantities that were ascertained switchable or not switchable, plus an additional quantity for which the switching status was not ascertained.

 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.