2006 Energy Consumption by Manufacturers–Data Tables — Mar 26, 2010: “The Energy Consumed as a Fuel by End Use tables have been incorporated in the current 2006 MECS data tables’ web page. These tables show how manufacturers use the major fuels, including electricity. End-uses shown include boiler fuel, process heat, machine drive, process cooling, and non-process usages. Electricity usages are shown in terms of both total consumption including onsite generation and net electricity which excludes onsite generation that would be embodied in the consumption of other fuels. The distribution of major end-uses was remarkably similar to what it was in 2002. In 2006, Boiler Fuel accounted for 29 percent of the fuel consumption, direct process 57 percent, and direct nonprocess use 11 percent. In the next two weeks, EIA will release tables on energy management program participation and square-footage and number of buildings. Purchases, expenditures and prices should follow shortly after that. Finally, fuel-switching tables will be released to complete the standard data release for the 2006 MECS.”