Modern Visualization of Manufacturing Energy Use and 

Loss

June 4, 2015Presented by: Sabine Brueske

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Shedding Light on U.S. Manufacturing Energy Use

• Manufacturing ≈ one quarter of nation’s energy consumption

• What types of energy?

• Where is the energy used?

• Where do the greatest losses occur?

2010 Year Data EIA Annual Energy Review 2011

EIA MECS 2010

Total = 97.7 Quads

Residential21.922%

Commercial18.119%

Industrial Manufacturing

23.924%

Industrial Non‐

Manufacturing6.47%

Transportation27.528%

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http://www1.eere.energy.gov/manufacturing/resources/footprints.html 2nd most downloaded document from DOE AMO website! 

Manufacturing Energy and Carbon Footprint

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Energy Consumption Data Source: EIA MECS

• National sample survey that collects information on the stock of U.S. manufacturing establishment, their energy‐related building characteristics, and their energy consumption and expenditures.– 250,000 U.S. manufacturing plants– Statistical sample of approximately 15,500 establishments are surveyed 

representing 97% ‐ 98% of U.S. manufacturing payroll and energy consumption

• MECS data released every four years– Past footprints (1998, 2002, 2006)– Current footprint (2010) 

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These footprints are great, but have you thought about making Sankey 

(energy flow) diagrams?

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U.S. Manufacturing Energy Sankey Diagram

http://energy.gov/eere/amo/sankey-diagram-energy-flow-us-manufacturing

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Onsite Generation Detail

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Process Energy Detail

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Nonprocess Energy Detail

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Manufacturing Energy Flow ‐ demo

• Demonstration of Manufacturing Energy Flows tool is here.  Publicly released in July 2015.

Project sponsor: • DOE Advanced

Manufacturing OfficeContributing organizations and individuals:• Energy Information

Administration• Oak Ridge National

Laboratory