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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 steel industry uses energy both to supply heat and power for plant operations and as a raw material for the production of blast furnace coke. According to the most recent Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS), the U.S. steel industry consumed about 2.0 quads (quadrillion Btu, or 1015 Btu) of energy in 1998 (including electricity losses incurred during the distribution, generation, and transmission of electricity). This represents about 1.5% of domestic energy use and about 6.7% of all U.S. manufacturing energy use. [AER 2001, MECS 1998] (Trillion Btu, including losses)
Source: MECS 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998 About one-third of the steel industry's energy is derived from coal Fuel Consumption by End Use A large portion of the energy is consumed during the reduction of iron ore to pig iron Energy Consumption by Sector Close to 40% of energy is used in blast furnace ironmaking Energy Expenditures Energy costs account for about 17% of the manufacturing cost of steel Onsite Generation Approximately 10% of electricity at steel facilities is generated onsite Energy Intensity Energy intensity measures the energy consumed per dollar of products shipped Page last modified on
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