Released: February 2021

Next MECS will be fielded in 2022.

Table 1.5    First Use of Energy for All Purposes (Fuel and Nonfuel), 2018;

                        Level: National Data;

                        Row: Energy Sources and Shipments, including Further Classification of 'Other' Energy Sources;

                        Column: First Use per Energy Sources and Shipments;

                        Unit: Trillion Btu.

Total

Energy Source First Use

Total United States

Coal 857

Natural Gas 7,320

Net Electricity 2,591

    Purchases 2,656

    Transfers In 24

    Onsite Generation from Noncombustible Renewable Energy 4

    Sales and Transfers Offsite 93

Coke and Breeze 262

Residual Fuel Oil 59

Distillate Fuel Oil 92

Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids (HGL) excluding natural gasoline 2,898

Other 6,224

    Lubricants (a) 259

    Special Naphthas (a) 60

    Waxes (a) 12

    Miscellaneous Nonfuel Products (a) 198

    Naphtha    405

    Bitumen 694

    Kerosene 41

    Motor Gasoline 8

    Petroleum Coke 753

    Still Gas/Waste Gas 1,492

    Pulping Liquor or Black Liquor 857

    Biomass Total 624

      Agricultural Waste 50

      Wood Harvested Directly from Trees 40

      Wood Residues and Byproducts from Mill Processing 524

      Wood‐Related and Paper‐Related Refuse 11

    Net Steam/Hot Water 564

    Miscellaneous 256

Shipments of Energy Sources Produced Onsite (b) 867

Total (c) 19,436

    (a) Previously, the Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS) had accounted for energy consumed in petroleum

refineries by measuring their own fuel use, assuming shipments of fuel products would later be counted in the industries that

use them, and assigning the heat equivalent of the nonfuel products to the petroleum refinery (for a more detailed explanation

see, Feedstock and Offsite‐Produced Fuel at Petroleum Refineries). Starting with the 2014 MECS, however, EIA began collecting

asphalt and petrochemical feedstock data from establishments that use those nonfuel products. These data are included in the

Other column However other Miscellaneous Nonfuel Products (i e lubricants solvents waxes and special naphthas) from
Other column. However, other Miscellaneous Nonfuel Products (i.e. lubricants, solvents, waxes, and special naphthas) from

refineries, and used elsewhere throughout the manufacturing sector as energy are not collected on the MECS. An estimate of

the Miscellaneous Nonfuel Products used in manufacturing was derived using EIA's U.S. Product Supplied for Crude Oil and

Petroleum Products data.   

    (b) 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.        

    (c) 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.   

    * Estimate less than 0.5.

    D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual establishments.

    Q = Withheld because Relative Standard Error (RSE) is greater than 50 percent.

    NA = Not available.                    

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

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

    Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Demand and Integrated Statistics, Form EIA‐846, 2018

Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey, and Office of Energy Production, Conversion & Delivery, Form EIA‐810, Monthly

Refinery Report for 2018.

            

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: February 2021

Next MECS will be fielded in 2022.

RSE Table 1.5     Relative Standard Errors for Table 1.5;

                              Unit: Percents.

Total

Energy Source First Use

Total United States

Coal 1.7

Natural Gas 1.1

Net Electricity 1.8

    Purchases 1.8

    Transfers In 4.7

    Onsite Generation from Noncombustible Renewable Energy 16.8

    Sales and Transfers Offsite 0.4

Coke and Breeze 0.5

Residual Fuel Oil 0.6

Distillate Fuel Oil 8.0

Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids (HGL) excluding natural gasoline 1.5

Other 0.7

    Lubricants (a) 0.0

    Special Naphthas (a) 0.0

    Waxes (a) 0.0

    Miscellaneous Nonfuel Products (a) 0.0

    Naphtha    0.7

    Bitumen 3.6

    Kerosene 0.5

    Motor Gasoline 6.9

    Petroleum Coke 0.4

    Still Gas/Waste Gas 0.1

    Pulping Liquor or Black Liquor 0.0

    Biomass Total 2.6

      Agricultural Waste 6.0

      Wood Harvested Directly from Trees 27.3

      Wood Residues and Byproducts from Mill Processing 2.3

      Wood‐Related and Paper‐Related Refuse 4.5

    Net Steam/Hot Water 3.6

    Miscellaneous 7.8

Shipments of Energy Sources Produced Onsite (b) 0.2

Total (c) 0.7

    (a) Previously, the Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS) had accounted for energy consumed in petroleum

refineries by measuring their own fuel use, assuming shipments of fuel products would later be counted in the industries that

use them, and assigning the heat equivalent of the nonfuel products to the petroleum refinery (for a more detailed explanation

see, Feedstock and Offsite‐Produced Fuel at Petroleum Refineries). Starting with the 2014 MECS, however, EIA began collecting

asphalt and petrochemical feedstock data from establishments that use those nonfuel products. These data are included in the

Other column. However, other Miscellaneous Nonfuel Products (i.e. lubricants, solvents, waxes, and special naphthas) from

refineries, and used elsewhere throughout the manufacturing sector as energy are not collected on the MECS. An estimate of

the Miscellaneous Nonfuel Products used in manufacturing was derived using EIA's U.S. Product Supplied for Crude Oil and

Petroleum Products data
Petroleum Products data.   

    (b) 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.        

    (c) 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.   

    * Estimate less than 0.5.

    D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual establishments.

    Q = Withheld because Relative Standard Error (RSE) 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. Energy source is not included in series.          

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

    Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Demand and Integrated Statistics, Form EIA‐846, 2018

Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey, and Office of Energy Production, Conversion & Delivery, Form EIA‐810, Monthly

Refinery Report for 2018.

            

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).