Table 5
Distribution of energy conservation processes and technologies, by establishment size, 2004

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  Number of employees per establishment
Fewer than 100 (small) 100 to 499 (medium) 500 to 999 (large) More than 999 (very large) Total
percent1
Cogeneration 5 9 11 11 8
Alternative fuel systems or equipment 5 8 9 16 8
Fuel substitution 4 10 9 17 8
Waste energy recovery and reuse 18 31 41 52 29
Use of energy management or monitoring systems 20 32 48 65 33
Performed energy audit during the past three years (2002 to 2004) 17 29 45 54 29
Other systems, equipment or employee training 14 23 34 49 25
Renewable energy technologies
Small, mini- or micro-hydroelectric facility 0 3 5 10 3
Solar energy systems or equipment 5 4 7 16 7
Wind energy systems or equipment 0 0 1 10 1
Biomass energy2 4 13 12 10 9
Geothermal 0 0 0 1 0
Other renewable energy systems or equipment 1 1 3 10 2
Total3 42 60 77 88 59
Percentage of total employees4 44 61 77 90 75
1. Number of establishments that indicated they used the energy conservation process or technology, as a percentage of the total number of establishments that provided a response.
2. Examples include energy crops, wood waste and waste-to-energy.
3. Number of establishments that indicated they used at least one energy conservation process or technology, as a percentage of the total number of establishments that provided a response.
4. Employment of establishments that indicated they used at least one energy conservation process or technology, as a percentage of the total employment of the establishments that provided a response.
Note: This table includes reported data only. This table excludes the 'other manufacturing' and 'pipeline transportation' industry categories.
Source: Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Survey of Environmental Protection Expenditures, 2004.