Released: Dec 2006
Next CBECS will be conducted in 2007

Table C29A.  Natural Gas Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Census Division for All Buildings, 2003: Part 3
  Total Natural Gas
Consumption
(billion cubic feet)		 Total Floorspace of
Buildings Using Natural Gas
(million square feet)		 Natural Gas
Energy Intensity
(cubic feet/square foot)
West
South
Central		 Moun-
tain		 Pacific West
South
Central		 Moun-
tain		 Pacific West
South
Central		 Moun-
tain		 Pacific
All Buildings ................................
 168 185 165 5,453 3,263 5,644 30.9 56.6 29.2
Building Floorspace
(Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000 ................................ 29 18 Q 334 266 363 87.9 68.5 60.2
5,001 to 10,000 .............................. 25 Q Q 545 291 514 45.6 62.7 54.4
10,001 to 25,000 ............................ 20 45 26 626 699 844 32.1 63.9 30.6
25,001 to 50,000 ............................ 18 25 23 552 521 831 32.8 48.4 27.4
50,001 to 100,000 .......................... 21 Q 21 992 Q 821 20.7 Q 25.9
100,001 to 200,000 ........................ 20 Q 15 958 Q 754 21.4 Q 19.3
200,001 to 500,000 ........................ Q Q 14 502 Q 687 21.0 Q 20.6
Over 500,000 ................................. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Principal Building Activity
Education ....................................... 16 21 28 797 420 802 20.6 48.8 34.8
Food Sales ..................................... Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Food Service ................................. 37 Q Q 211 Q Q 175.7 Q Q
Health Care .................................... 26 19 19 282 162 274 91.4 115.5 68.7
  Inpatient ....................................... 23 Q Q 235 Q Q 96.0 Q Q
  Outpatient .................................... Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Lodging .......................................... Q Q 16 Q Q 515 Q Q 31.5
Mercantile ...................................... 24 29 21 1,185 656 1,083 20.3 44.7 19.7
  Retail (Other Than Mall) ............... 7 Q 5 436 Q 455 16.2 Q 11.4
  Enclosed and Strip Malls .............. 17 Q Q 750 Q Q 22.7 Q Q
Office ............................................. 12 19 17 Q 379 1,165 15.2 50.0 14.2
Public Assembly ............................ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Public Order and Safety ................ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Religious Worship .......................... Q Q Q 336 Q Q 19.4 Q Q
Service .......................................... Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Warehouse and Storage ............... Q Q Q 614 Q Q 11.3 Q Q
Other .............................................. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Vacant ........................................... Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Year Constructed
Before 1920 ................................... Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
1920 to 1945 .................................. 8 Q 13 271 Q 601 29.9 Q 21.4
1946 to 1959 .................................. 14 Q 16 380 Q 495 37.2 Q 31.7
1960 to 1969 .................................. 14 29 19 574 464 713 25.2 62.4 26.1
1970 to 1979 .................................. 33 61 30 1,276 897 863 25.9 68.4 34.9
1980 to 1989 .................................. 37 41 41 1,327 562 1,300 27.9 73.3 31.8
1990 to 1999 .................................. 42 20 32 1,022 548 1,076 40.7 36.6 29.9
2000 to 2003 .................................. 14 Q 10 477 Q 481 29.9 Q 20.1
Climate Zone: 30-Year Average
Under 2,000 CDD and --
  More than 7,000 HDD ................... N 116 Q N 2,019 Q N 57.4 44.6
  5,500-7,000 HDD ......................... N 60 13 N 919 383 N 64.9 33.7
  4,000-5,499 HDD ......................... Q N 15 Q N 456 Q N 33.0
  Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................ 77 N 108 2,020 N 4,219 38.1 N 25.6
2,000 CDD or More and --
  Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................ 80 9 Q 3,205 325 Q 24.9 27.9 Q
Number of Establishments
One ................................................ 110 141 117 3,306 2,214 3,299 33.4 63.5 35.5
2 to 5 .............................................. 34 20 27 870 470 1,029 39.0 42.8 26.0
6 to 10 ............................................ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
11 to 20 .......................................... Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
More than 20 .................................. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Currently Unoccupied .................... Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Energy Sources (more than
one may apply)
Electricity ....................................... 168 185 165 5,448 3,263 5,644 30.9 56.6 29.2
Natural Gas .................................... 168 185 165 5,453 3,263 5,644 30.9 56.6 29.2
Fuel Oil ........................................... 36 Q 38 Q 476 1,215 29.7 86.7 31.2
District Heat ................................... Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Energy End Uses (more than
one may apply)
Buildings with Space Heating ........ 168 182 151 5,349 3,168 5,366 31.3 57.5 28.1
Buildings with Cooling .................... 167 178 150 5,358 3,091 5,166 31.1 57.5 29.0
Buildings with Water Heating ......... 160 181 159 5,010 3,123 5,237 31.9 58.1 30.3
Annual Consumption
(hundred cubic feet)
1,000 or Less ................................ 4 Q 7 773 Q 930 5.4 Q 7.1
1,001 to 5,000 ................................ 22 20 20 1,260 617 1,352 17.1 32.9 14.6
5,001 to 10,000 .............................. 26 23 21 986 427 788 26.2 53.9 26.4
10,001 to 25,000 ............................ 32 Q 41 720 Q 1,057 44.0 73.7 39.1
25,001 to 50,000 ............................ 36 28 33 660 533 428 55.1 53.0 76.4
50,001 to 100,000 .......................... Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Over 100,000 ................................. 33 51 28 498 603 524 66.1 84.5 53.0
See "Guide to the Tables" or "Glossary" for further explanations of the terms used in this table. Both can be accessed from the CBECS web site   http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cbecs.
Q=Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent, or fewer than 20 buildings were sampled.
N=No responding cases in sample that use natural gas.
Notes: ● Statistics for the "Energy End Uses" category represent total consumption in buildings that have the end use, not consumption specifically for that particular end use. ● Due to rounding, data may not sum to totals.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-871A, C, and E of the 2003 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.