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Energy Consumption Energy Consumption by Fuel | Fuel Consumption by End Use | Energy Consumption by Sector | Energy Expenditures |Onsite Generation | Energy Intensity The chemical industry uses energy both to supply heat and power for plant operations and as a raw material for the production of petrochemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers. According to the most recent Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS), the U.S. chemical industry consumed about 6.1 quads (quadrillion Btu, or 1015 Btu) of energy in 1998. This represents about 6% of domestic energy use and about 25% of all U.S. manufacturing energy use. Energy purchases cost the industry about $22 billion in 1998 [MECS 1998], about 5% of the value of shipments that year. (Trillion Btu)
Source: MECS 1985,
1988, 1991, 1994, and 1998 Natural gas and LPG account for a large share of energy use Fuel Consumption by End Use Over 50% of energy is transformed into chemical products Energy Consumption by Sector Organic chemicals consume the most energy Energy Expenditures Chemicals account for about 28% of all manufacturing energy costs Onsite Generation Chemical plants produce about 24% of electricity onsite Energy Intensity Energy intensity measures the energy consumed per dollar of products shipped Page last modified on
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