The Annual Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (AMECS) provides annual data on energy consumption and expenditures for the manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy as a supplement to the quadrennial Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS). The AMECS will help capture the rapid changes within the manufacturing sector by measuring energy consumption and related manufacturing characteristics and behaviors; and will provide industry, policymakers, and the public with timely data.

Energy consumption data for this survey are collected from individual manufacturing establishments through electronic self-administered questionnaires. This method facilitates prompt and efficient data collection, minimizes manual errors, and streamlines the aggregation process. The survey is collected by the Census Bureau on behalf of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The Census Bureau works collaboratively with EIA to select the sample, oversee fieldwork, and process the collected data.

Comparable methods and statistics are available from the most recent 2022 MECS and are accessible from EIA’s website. AMECS data tables will be published on EIA’s website once estimates become available.