Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS)

OMB 1905-0145

Forms EIA-871 A/J collect data on energy characteristics and consumption in commercial buildings. The surveys fulfill planning, analyses and decision-making needs of EIA, DOE, other Federal agencies, State governments, and the private sector. Respondents are owners/managers of selected commercial buildings and their energy suppliers.

The latest form for Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) expires 2022-03-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form EIA-871C Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) Form and Instruction
Form EIA-871 A,I,J Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey: Voluntary Form and Instruction
ESS Intro Letter.docx Supplementary Document
Advance_Letter.docx Supplementary Document
2018-CBECS-30day.pdf Supplementary Document
2018-60day-FRN-CBECS.pdf Supplementary Document
2018 CBECS Respondent Brochure.pdf Supplementary Document
2018 CBECS Supporting Statement B.docx Supporting Statement B
2018 CBECS Supporting Statement A 03-26-19.docx Supporting Statement A
Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) Form and Instruction
Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey: Voluntary Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

201812-1905-004 Approved with change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	2018-12-19
201812-1905-001 Withdrawn	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2018-12-14
201301-1905-001 Approved with change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	2013-01-18
201209-1905-001 Withdrawn	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2012-09-28
200708-1905-001 Approved without change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	2007-09-05
200304-1905-001 Approved without change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	2003-04-09
199908-1905-002 Approved without change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	1999-08-31
199607-1905-002 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1996-07-31
199504-1905-001 Approved without change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	1995-04-25
199407-1905-002 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1994-07-20
199403-1905-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1994-03-30
199207-1905-001 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1992-07-09
199204-1905-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1992-04-14
198907-1905-001 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1989-07-06
198903-1905-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1989-03-15
198607-1905-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1986-07-18
198507-1905-015 Approved without change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	1985-07-05
198310-1905-002 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1983-10-21
198308-1905-009 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1983-08-03
198210-1905-004 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	1982-10-12

OMB Details

Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS)

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Energy - Energy Resource Management

Form EIA-871C	CBECS Natural Gas Usage	Fillable Fileable	Form and instruction
Form EIA-871F	CBECS Heating Oil Usage	Fillable Fileable	Form and instruction
Form EIA-871E	CBECS Electricity Usage	Fillable Fileable	Form and instruction
Form EIA-871D	CBECS District Energy Usage	Fillable Fileable	Form and instruction

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