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Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS)

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Consumption and Expenditures

Data from the 2003 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) are presented in the Building Characteristics tables, which include number of buildings and total floorspace for various Building Characteristics, and Consumption and Expenditures tables, which include energy usage figures for major energy sources.

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Change in Data Collection Procedures for Malls

Released: Dec 2006

For nearly all of the CBECS building activities, collection of the data with a building-level questionnaire is straightforward because a knowledgeable respondent can provide accurate information during the interview. However, use of a building questionnaire for two types of mercantile buildings—strip shopping centers and enclosed malls—creates special problems. These buildings contain anywhere from a few to more than 100 establishments, and each of the establishments has characteristics that can—and do—vary significantly from the other establishments. Therefore, no single respondent may be knowledgeable about the mall building and all of its establishments.

Instead of conducting a single building interview, we interviewed a subsample of up to three individual establishments within each sampled mall building using an establishment questionnaire and, in addition, interviewed a representative of enclosed malls to collect information on the common area of those malls. We used publicly available information and data from a purchased shopping mall database in combination with establishment data collected by CBECS to estimate the square footage of mall buildings.

We present the building characteristics data with two sets of building characteristics tables. Tables A1-A8 include all commercial buildings while tables B1-B46 exclude mall buildings. Tables A1-A8 have a limited number of row categories—only those for which CBECS collected complete building information. The rowstub categories are building floorspace, principal building activity, year constructed, Census Region and Division, and number of establishments. The data in these tables are representative of the entire commercial buildings sector and the data are comparable with previous CBECS. Table Set B (which begins with Non-Mall Buildings) has the full range of row categories of previous CBECS, but excludes mall buildings; therefore, these data are not directly comparable to previous CBECS.

Similarly, there are two sets of consumption and expenditures tables. Tables C1-C38 exclude mall buildings while tables C1A-C38A include all commercial buildings. Tables C1-C38 have the full range of row categories of previous CBECS, but they exclude mall buildings; therefore, these data are not directly comparable to previous CBECS. Tables C1-C38 have the same limited row categories as Tables A1-A8 (see previous paragraph). The data in these tables are representative of the entire commercial buildings sector and the data are comparable with previous CBECS.

Figures 1 and 2 show the "All Buildings" and "Principal Building Activity (PBA)" row categories for Tables A1 and B1. Within the PBA category, the number of buildings and total floorspace are the same for both tables except for the "Mercantile" category. In Table A1 (Figure 1), "Enclosed and Strip Malls" are included. It is the buildings of this category that are excluded from all set B tables. These buildings total 213 thousand (4.4 percent) and 6.9 million square feet of floorspace (9.6 percent).

Figure 1. "All Buildings" and "Principal Building Activity" of Table A1
Table A1. Summary Table for All Buildings (Including Malls), 2003
Number of Buildings
(thousand)
Total Floorspace
(million sq. ft.)
Mean Square Feet per Building
(thousand)
Median Square Feet per Building
(thousand)
All Buildings… 4,859 71,658 14.7 5.0
Principal Building Activity
—Education… 386 9,874 25.6 7.0
—Food Sales … 226 1,255 5.6 2.8
—Food Service … 297 1,654 5.6 3.5
—Health Care 129 3,163 24.6 6.0
——Inpatient… 8 1,905 241.4 106.0
——Outpatient… 121 1,258 10.4 6.0
—Lodging… 142 5,096 35.8 12.5
—Mercantile… 657 11,192 17.0 6.9
——Retail (other than mall)… 443 4,317 9.7 4.8
——Enclosed and Strip Malls… 213 6,875 32.2 12.3
—Office… 824 12,208 14.8 4.0
—Public Assembly… 277 3,939 14.2 6.7
—Public Order and Safety… 71 1,090 15.5 5.0
—Religious Worship… 370 3,754 10.1 6.0
—Service… 622 4,050 6.5 2.8
—Warehouse and Storage… 597 10,078 16.9 5.2
—Other… 79 1,738 21.9 4.6
—Vacant… 182 2,567 14.1 3.7
Figure 2. "All Non-Mall Buildings" and "Principal Building Activity" of Table B1
Table B1. Summary Table for Non-Mall Buildings, 2003
Number of Buildings
(thousand)
Total Floorspace
(million sq. ft.)
Total Workers
(thousand)
Mean Square Feet per Building
(thousand)
Mean Square Feet per Worker Mean Hours per Week
All Non-Mall Buildings… 4,645 64,783 72,807 13.9 890 79
Principal Building Activity
—Education… 386 9,874 12,489 25.6 791 556
—Food Sales … 226 1,255 1,430 5.6 877 107
—Food Service … 297 1,654 3,129 5.6 528 108
—Health Care 129 3,163 6,317 24.6 501 61
——Inpatient… 8 1,905 3,716 241.4 513 168
——Outpatient… 121 1,258 2,600 10.4 484 554
—Lodging… 142 5,096 2,457 35.8 2,074 167
—Retail (Other than Mall) … 443 4,317 3,463 9.7 1,246 59
—Office… 824 12,208 28,154 14.8 434 70
—Public Assembly… 277 3,939 2,395 14.2 1,645 71
—Public Order and Safety… 71 1,090 1,347 15.5 809 154
—Religious Worship… 370 3,754 1,706 10.1 2,200 48
—Service… 622 4,050 3,667 6.5 1,105 76
—Warehouse and Storage… 597 10,078 4,369 16.9 2,306 116
—Other… 79 1,738 1,819 21.9 956 95
—Vacant… 182 2,567 64 14.1 39,886 15

Guide to the 2003 CBECS Detailed Tables

Released: Dec 2006

The detailed tables for the 2003 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) consist of building characteristics tables (A1-A8 and B1-B46), which contain the number of buildings and amount of floorspace for major building characteristics, and consumption and expenditures tables (C1-C38 and C1A-C38A), which contain energy usage data.

Tables A1-A8 and C1A-C38A contain basic information for all buildings including malls, whereas Tables B1-B46 and C1-C38 contain information only for non-mall buildings. Click here for further explanation of the differences.

Tables B1 and B2 are summary tables. Tables B3-B21 address location, building size, year constructed, building activity, number of workers, hours of operation, and types of occupancy. Tables B22-B33 contain data about the energy sources used for all end uses and for specific major end uses. Tables B34-B46 contain data about percent of floorspace heated, cooled, and lit, and energy-using equipment types (heating, cooling, water heating, lighting, and refrigeration).

Tables C1-C12 and C1A-C12A contain energy usage data for the total of all major fuels (electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, and district heat). Tables C13-C22 and C13A-C22A contain electricity usage data. Tables C23-C32 and C23A-C32A contain natural gas usage data. Tables C33-C36 and C33A-C36A contain fuel oil usage data. Tables C37, C38, C37A, and C38A contain district heat usage data.

Column Categories

The column categories in the building characteristics tables mainly provide counts of number of buildings or total floorspace by various building characteristics. For example, in Table A2, the number in the "All Buildings" row and in the column labeled "Northeast" under the heading "Number of Buildings (thousand)" tells us that there were an estimated 761,000 buildings in the Northeast Census Region in 2003. This same column under the heading "Total Floorspace (million square feet)" tells us that these buildings comprised 13,995,000,000 square feet of total floorspace.

The column categories in the energy consumption and expenditures tables provide various measures of energy use. The following terms, listed in alphabetical order, are explanations of some of these columns that may require clarification:

Conditional Energy Intensity—The amount of electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, or district heat used per square foot only in buildings using the specified energy source. For example, in Table C15, data in the row labeled "Education" within the "Principal Building Activity" row category and in the column labeled "Northeast" under "Electricity Energy Intensity" should be interpreted: "In 2003, education buildings in the Northeast that used electricity as an energy source used an average of 7.8 kilowatthours of electricity per square foot."

Distribution of Building-Level Intensities—The amount of energy used per square foot, divided into three percentiles: 25th, median (50th), and 75th. In Table C14, for example, the row labeled "Over 500,000" within the "Building Floorspace" row category and in the column labeled "25th Percentile" under "Distribution of Building-Level Intensities" should be interpreted: "In 2003, 25 percent of buildings in the U.S. larger than 500,000 square feet used 10.0 kWh per square foot or less, and 75 percent of these buildings used more than 10.0 kWh of electricity per square foot."

Electricity—Site electricity. (See "site electricity" and "primary electricity" in this listing.)

Energy Intensity—Usually defined as "gross energy intensity" or "conditional energy intensity" in title of table. If table title does not specify, "energy intensity" is to be defined as "conditional energy intensity."

Floorspace—The enclosed area in a building; the sum of the floorspace in all buildings in a category.

Gross Energy Intensity—The ratio of the total amount of energy consumed by a group of buildings to the total floorspace of those buildings, including buildings and floorspace where the energy source is not used. For example, in Table C5, data in the row category "Education" within the "Principal Building Activity" row category and in the column labeled "Northeast" under "Energy Intensity for Sum of Major Fuels" should be interpreted: "In 2003, education buildings in the Northeast consumed an average of 101.6 thousand Btu per square foot."

Major Fuel—Major energy sources: electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, and district heat (district steam or district hot water). Although electricity is technically not a fuel, "Major Fuel," rather than "Major Energy Source," was retained as the title of this category to facilitate comparison of previous CBECS data.

Primary Electricity—Site electricity plus the losses associated with the generation, transmission, and distribution of the electricity. Most of the tables present statistics for site consumption alone, but Tables C1 and C13 also provide consumption statistics for primary electricity.

Site Electricity—The amount of electricity delivered to the commercial building. This amount excludes losses associated with the generation, transmission, and distribution of the electricity. (See "primary electricity" in this listing.) Most of the tables in this section provide statistics for site electricity alone (not for primary electricity). When just the term "electricity" is used, the reference is to site electricity.

Sum of Major Fuels—The total of site electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, and district heat. Statistics in this column exclude data from the column "Primary Electricity."

Row Categories

The row categories classify data by specific features, such as principal building activity or energy sources used. Some of these categories are followed by the phrase "more than one may apply." This indicates overlapping categories, so that a particular building may be represented in more than one line under this stub (for example, in "Energy Sources," a building can use both electricity and natural gas). In general, row stubs without this designation are mutually exclusive—that is, they divide the population of buildings into distinct groups, so that a particular building is represented in no more than one line under this stub.

Any line within a row category that is indented should be interpreted as being a subset of the preceding line. For example, in the row category "Principal Building Activity," there are two indented lines under "Health Care"—"Inpatient" and "Outpatient." These are both subsets of the "Health Care" category.

Below are explanations of some of the row categories found in the tables that may require clarification. These terms are listed in the order in which they occur in the tables. Definitions of most terms found in the Detailed Tables can also be found in the Glossary.

All Buildings—In Tables A1 through A8, these are all roofed and walled structures whose principal activities are nonresidential, nonagricultural, and nonindustrial and that are larger than 1,000 square feet (roughly twice the size of a two-car garage). In Tables B1 through B46 and C1 through C38, these are the same except they do not include enclosed malls or strip shopping centers.

Principal Building Activity—A classification of the activity that occupies the most floorspace in the buildings. Some building types are combined in the tables. For example, refrigerated and non-refrigerated warehouses were combined as "warehouses," and skilled nursing care buildings were included in "lodging." See Description of Building Types for a full description of the principal building activity categories.

Census Region and Division—The geographical areas as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Census. See Census Regions and Divisions Map for a map that shows the four Census Regions and nine Census Divisions.

Climate Zone—The five U.S. climate zones are based on the average number of cooling degree-days (CDD) and heating degree-days (HDD) in a 30-year period (1971-2000). See U.S. Climate Zone Map for a map that shows the five U.S. climate zones.

Vacancy Status—"Completely Vacant" buildings are those that are 100 percent vacant; "Mostly Vacant" buildings are those in which the majority of the floorspace is vacant; "Partially Vacant" are those in which some (but not a majority) of the floorspace is vacant or some portion of the building was vacant for at least three consecutive months in 2003; and "Not At All Vacant" are those in which no portion of the building was reported as vacant in 2003.

Renovations in Buildings Constructed Before 1980—Buildings that were constructed in 1980 or any later year were not asked the question about renovations. So, in this row category, the line "Any Type of Renovation Since 1980" shows the number of buildings constructed before 1980 that have had any renovations since 1980, "No Renovations Since 1980" shows the number of buildings constructed before 1980 that have not had any renovations since 1980, and the last line, "Building Newer than 1980" shows the number of buildings that were not asked this question because they were constructed after 1980.

Energy Sources—Buildings using a specific type of energy (electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, district heat [district steam or district hot water], district chilled water, propane, and any other type of energy [wood, coal, or solar]) for any purpose. In the building characteristics tables, this row indicates the number of buildings or floorspace in buildings that use each energy source for any purpose. For example, in Table B38 (Heating Equipment), the figure in the column "Furnaces" and the row "Natural Gas" should be interpreted: "1,314,000 buildings have a furnace and also use natural gas for some purpose."

In the consumption and expenditures tables, this row indicates total consumption in buildings that use each energy source for any purpose. For example, in Table C3, the figure in the column "Sum of Major Fuel Consumption per Square Foot" and the row "Fuel Oil" should be interpreted: "Buildings that used fuel oil for any purpose consumed an average 116,100 Btu of total fuels per square foot in 2003." (It should NOT be interpreted as the consumption specifically of fuel oil.)

Energy End Uses—Buildings in which the specific end uses (heating, air-conditioning, water heating, cooking, and manufacturing) were present, NOT the actual amount of energy used for each end use. For example, in Table C1, data in the "Buildings with Cooling" row and in the "Sum of Major Fuels" column should interpreted: "Buildings with cooling consumed a total of 5,464 trillion Btu of the major fuels" (It should NOT be interpreted as the amount of energy specifically used for cooling"). Neither Table Sets C1-C38 nor C1A-C38A contain any data on the energy consumption for end uses specifically. End use consumption estimates will be published at a future date.

Space-Heating Energy Sources—Buildings using at least one of the major fuels, propane, wood, or any other energy source for space heating. In the building characteristics tables, this row indicates the number of buildings or floorspace in buildings that use each energy source for space heating. For example, in Table B38 (Heating Equipment), the figure in the column "Heat Pumps" and the row "Natural Gas" should be interpreted: "124,000 buildings have a heat pump and also use natural gas as an energy source for space heating." (It should NOT be interpreted as the number of buildings that use natural gas to power a heat pump. It is possible that they also use electricity for space heating, and that electricity is the energy source used for the heat pump.)

In the consumption and expenditures tables, this row indicates total consumption in buildings that use each energy source for space heating. For example, in Table C23, the figure in the column "Natural Gas Consumption" and the row "Natural Gas" should be interpreted: "1,749 billion cubic feet of natural gas were used in buildings that use natural gas for space heating." (It should NOT be interpreted as the consumption of natural gas specifically for space heating.)

Primary Space-Heating Energy Source—Buildings using a specific energy source to heat most of the square footage in the building most of the time. In the building characteristics tables, this row indicates the number of buildings or floorspace in buildings that use each energy source for primary space heating. For example, in Table B38 (Heating Equipment), the figure in the column "Furnaces" and the row "Electricity" should be interpreted: "296,000 buildings have a furnace and also use electricity as their primary space-heating energy source." (It should NOT be interpreted as the number of buildings that use electricity to power a furnace. It is possible that they use natural gas as a secondary space-heating energy source, and that natural gas is used as the energy source for the furnace.)

In the consumption and expenditures tables, this row indicates total consumption in buildings that use each energy source for primary space heating. For example, in Table C23, the figure in the column "Natural Gas Consumption" and the row "Electricity" should be interpreted: "171 billion cubic feet of natural gas were used in buildings that use electricity as their primary space heating energy source."

Cooling Energy Source—Buildings using electricity, natural gas, or district chilled water for cooling. In the building characteristics tables, this row indicates the number of buildings or floorspace in buildings that use each energy source for cooling. For example, in Table B40 (Cooling Equipment), the figure in the column "Heat Pumps" and the row "Natural Gas" should be interpreted: "8,000 buildings have a heat pump for cooling and also use natural gas for cooling." (It should NOT be interpreted as the number of buildings that use natural gas to power a heat pump. It is possible that the heat pump is powered by electricity while the natural gas is used to run a chiller.)

In the consumption and expenditures tables, this row indicates total consumption in buildings that use each energy source for cooling. For example, in Table C13, the figure in the column "Site Electricity Consumption" and the row "Electricity" should be interpreted: "814 billion kWh of total electricity were used in buildings that use electricity as a cooling energy source." (It should NOT be interpreted as the consumption of electricity specifically for cooling.)

Water-Heating Energy Source—Buildings using one of the major fuels or propane for water heating. In the building characteristics tables, this row indicates the number of buildings or floorspace in buildings that use each energy source for water heating.

In the consumption and expenditures tables, this row indicates total consumption in buildings that use each energy source for water heating. For example, in Table C23, the figure in the column "Natural Gas Consumption" and the row "Natural Gas" should be interpreted: "1,463 billion cubic feet of natural gas were used in buildings that use natural gas for water heating." (It should NOT be interpreted as the consumption of natural gas specifically for water heating.)

Cooking Energy Source—Buildings using electricity, natural gas, or propane for cooking. In the building characteristics tables, this row indicates the number of buildings or floorspace in buildings that use each energy source for cooking.

In the consumption and expenditures tables, this row indicates total consumption in buildings that use each energy source for cooking. For example, in Table C13, the figure in the column "Site Electricity Consumption" and the row "Electricity" should be interpreted: "249 billion kWh of electricity were used in buildings that use electricity for cooking." (It should NOT be interpreted as the consumption of electricity specifically for cooking.)

Refrigeration Equipment—In the 2003 CBECS, the refrigeration questions were changed to include residential-type units and vending machines. As a consequence, the "Any Refrigeration" line includes many more buildings than the line in the 1999 CBECS "Commercial Refrigeration Equipment" row category labeled "Any Equipment." So, the second line in the 2003 table, "Commercial Refrigeration" has been specified to be comparable to the 1999 "Any Equipment" row; it includes only walk-in units and refrigerated cases or cabinets.

Office Equipment—Within this row category, the line "With Flat Screen Monitors" may need some clarification. This line represents the number of buildings in which at least one of their computers has a flat screen (LCD) monitor. For example, in Table B1, the first two lines of this row category should be interpreted as: "There are about 3,081,000 buildings that have at least one computer; there are about 877,000 buildings for which at least one of the computers in the building has a flat screen monitor."

Equipment Usage Reduced When Building Not In Full Use—The figure in the "Office Equipment" line of this row category is much higher than it was in the 1999 CBECS; this is not due to drastic increases in behavior, but instead to differences between the two surveys. In 1999, the question about whether computers and office equipment were turned off when the building was closed was asked only if there were 20 or more computers in the building. In 2003, it was asked of every building with any computers.

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Consumption and Expenditures Tables for Non-Mall Buildings Additional Formats
All Tables (Tables C1-C38, 269 pages, 3.12 MB) PDF
Major Fuels (Tables C1-C12) PDF
Table C1. Total Energy Consumption by Major Fuel PDF XLS
Table C2. Total Energy Expenditures by Major Fuel PDF XLS
Table C3. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity for Sum of Major Fuels PDF XLS
Table C4. Expenditures for Sum of Major Fuels PDF XLS
Table C5. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity by Census Region for Sum of Major Fuels PDF XLS
Table C6. Expenditures by Census Region for Sum of Major Fuels PDF XLS
Table C7. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity by Census Division for Sum of Major Fuels: Part 1 PDF XLS
Table C8. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity by Census Division for Sum of Major Fuels: Part 2 PDF XLS
Table C9. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity by Census Division for Sum of Major Fuels: Part 3 PDF XLS
Table C10. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity by Climate Zone for Sum of Major Fuels PDF XLS
Table C11. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity by Building Size for Sum of Major Fuels PDF XLS
Table C12. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity by Year Constructed for Sum of Major Fuels PDF XLS
Electricity (Tables C13-C22) PDF
Table C13. Total Electricity Consumption and Expenditures PDF XLS
Table C14. Electricity Consumption and Expenditure Intensities (kWh per Square Foot and Dollars per Square Foot) PDF XLS
Table C15. Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Region PDF XLS
Table C16. Electricity Expenditures by Census Region PDF XLS
Table C17. Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Division: Part 1 PDF XLS
Table C18. Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Division: Part 2 PDF XLS
Table C19. Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Division: Part 3 PDF XLS
Table C20. Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Climate Zone PDF XLS
Table C21. Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Building Size PDF XLS
Table C22. Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Year Constructed PDF XLS
Natural Gas (Tables C23-C32) PDF
Table C23. Total Natural Gas Consumption and Expenditures PDF XLS
Table C24. Natural Gas Consumption and Expenditure Intensities (Cubic Feet per Square Foot and Dollars per Square Foot) PDF XLS
Table C25. Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Region PDF XLS
Table C26. Natural Gas Expenditures by Census Region PDF XLS
Table C27. Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Division: Part 1 PDF XLS
Table C28. Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Division: Part 2 PDF XLS
Table C29. Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Division: Part 3 PDF XLS
Table C30. Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Climate Zone PDF XLS
Table C31. Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Building Size PDF XLS
Table C32. Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Year Constructed PDF XLS
Fuel Oil (Tables C33-C36) PDF
Table C33. Total Fuel Oil Consumption and Expenditures PDF XLS
Table C34. Fuel Oil Consumption and Expenditure Intensities PDF XLS
Table C35. Fuel Oil Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Region PDF XLS
Table C36. Fuel Oil Expenditures by Census Region PDF XLS
District Heat (Tables C37-C38) PDF
Table C37. Total District Heat Consumption and Expenditures PDF XLS
Table C38. District Heat Consumption and Expenditure Intensities PDF XLS
Consumption and Expenditures Tables for All Buildings Additional Formats
All Tables (Tables C1A-C38A, 76 pages, 1.07 MB) PDF
Table C1A. Total Energy Consumption by Major Fuel PDF XLS
Table C2A. Total Energy Expenditures by Major Fuel PDF XLS
Table C3A. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity for Sum of Major Fuels PDF XLS
Table C4A. Expenditures for Sum of Major Fuels PDF XLS
Table C5A. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity by Census Region for Sum of Major Fuels PDF XLS
Table C6A. Expenditures by Census Region for Sum of Major Fuels PDF XLS
Table C7A. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity by Census Division for Sum of Major Fuels: Part 1 PDF XLS
Table C8A. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity by Census Division for Sum of Major Fuels: Part 2 PDF XLS
Table C9A. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity by Census Division for Sum of Major Fuels: Part 3 PDF XLS
Table C10A. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity by Climate Zone PDF XLS
Table C11A. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity by Building Size for Sum of Major Fuels PDF XLS
Table C12A. Consumption and Gross Energy Intensity by Year Constructed for Sum of Major Fuels PDF XLS
Electricity (Tables C13A-C22A) PDF
Table C13A. Total Electricity Consumption and Expenditures PDF XLS
Table C14A. Electricity Consumption and Expenditure Intensities PDF XLS
Table C15A. Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Region PDF XLS
Table C16A. Electricity Expenditures by Census Region PDF XLS
Table C17A. Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Division 3: Part 1 PDF XLS
Table C18A. Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Division: Part 2 PDF XLS
Table C19A. Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Division: Part 3 PDF XLS
Table C20A. Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Climate Zone PDF XLS
Table C21A. Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Building Size PDF XLS
Table C22A. Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Year Constructed PDF XLS
Natural Gas (Tables C23A-C32A) PDF
Table C23A. Total Natural Gas Consumption and Expenditures PDF XLS
Table C24A. Natural Gas Consumption and Expenditure Intensities PDF XLS
Table C25A. Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Region PDF XLS
Table C26A. Natural Gas Expenditures by Census Region PDF XLS
Table C27A. Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Division: Part 1 PDF XLS
Table C28A. Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Division: Part 2 PDF XLS
Table C29A. Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Division: Part 3 PDF XLS
Table C30A. Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Climate Zone PDF XLS
Table C31A. Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Building Size PDF XLS
Table C32A. Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Year Constructed PDF XLS
Fuel Oil (Tables C33A-C36A) PDF
Table C33A. Total Fuel Oil Consumption and Expenditures for All Buildings PDF XLS
Table C34A. Fuel Oil Consumption and Expenditure Intensities PDF XLS
Table C35A. Fuel Oil Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Region PDF XLS
Table C36A. Fuel Oil Expenditures by Census Region PDF XLS
District Heat (Tables C37A-C38A) PDF
Table C37A. Total District Heat Consumption and Expenditures PDF XLS
Table C38A. District Heat Consumption and Expenditure Intensities PDF XLS
End-Use Consumption Tables for Non-Mall Buildings Additional Formats
All Tables (Tables E1-E11) PDF
Major Fuels (Tables E1-E2) PDF
Table E1. Major Fuel Consumption (Btu) by End Use for Non-Mall Buildings PDF XLS
Table E2. Major Fuel Consumption (Btu) Intensities by End Use for Non-Mall Buildings PDF XLS
Electricity (Tables E3-E6) PDF
Table E3. Electricity Consumption (Btu) by End Use for Non-Mall Buildings PDF XLS
Table E4. Electricity Consumption (Btu) Intensities by End Use for Non-Mall Buildings PDF XLS
Table E5. Electricity Consumption (kWh) by End Use for Non-Mall Buildings PDF XLS
Table E6. Electricity Consumption (kWh) Intensities by End Use for Non-Mall Buildings PDF XLS
Natural Gas (Tables E7-E8) PDF
Table E7. Natural Gas Consumption (Btu) and Energy Intensities by End Use for Non-Mall Buildings PDF XLS
Table E8. Natural Gas Consumption (cubic feet) and Energy Intensities by End Use for Non-Mall Buildings PDF XLS
Fuel Oil (Tables E9-E10) PDF
Table E9. Fuel Oil Consumption (Btu) and Energy Intensities by End Use for Non-Mall Buildings PDF XLS
Table E10. Fuel Oil Consumption (gallons) and Energy Intensities by End Use for Non-Mall Buildings PDF XLS
District Heat  
Table E11. District Heat Consumption (Btu) and Energy Intensities by End Use for Non-Mall Buildings PDF XLS
End-Use Consumption Tables for All Buildings Additional Formats
All Tables (Tables E1A-E11A) PDF
Major Fuels (Tables E1A-E2A) PDF
Table E1A. Major Fuel Consumption (Btu) by End Use for All Buildings PDF XLS
Table E2A. Major Fuel Consumption (Btu) Intensities by End Use for All Buildings PDF XLS
Electricity (Tables E3A-E6A) PDF
Table E3A. Electricity Consumption (Btu) by End Use for All Buildings PDF XLS
Table E4A. Electricity Consumption (Btu) Intensities by End Use for All Buildings PDF XLS
Table E5A. Electricity Consumption (kWh) by End Use for All Buildings PDF XLS
Table E6A. Electricity Consumption (kWh) Intensities by End Use for All Buildings PDF XLS
Natural Gas (Tables E7A-E8A) PDF
Table E7A. Natural Gas Consumption (Btu) and Energy Intensities by End Use for All Buildings PDF XLS
Table E8A. Natural Gas Consumption (cubic feet) and Energy Intensities by End Use for All Buildings PDF XLS
Fuel Oil (Tables E9A-E10A) PDF
Table E9A. Fuel Oil Consumption (Btu) and Energy Intensities by End Use for All Buildings PDF XLS
Table E10A. Fuel Oil Consumption (gallons) and Energy Intensities by End Use for All Buildings PDF XLS
District Heat  
Table E11A. District Heat Consumption (Btu) and Energy Intensities by End Use for All Buildings PDF XLS

RSE Tables

Standard error is a measure of the reliability or precision of the survey statistic. The value for the standard error can be used to construct confidence intervals and to perform hypothesis tests by standard statistical methods. Relative Standard Error (RSE) is defined as the standard error (square root of the variance) of a survey estimate, divided by the survey estimate and multiplied by 100. (More information on RSEs)

RSEs are available as a worksheet tab on all of the Excel tables (above) or in PDF format here:


Questions about CBECS may be directed to:

Joelle Michaels
joelle.michaels@eia.gov
Survey Manager