Commercial/Institutional Sector
British Columbia and Territories1
Table 29: Auxiliary Equipment Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Activity Type
  2000   2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total Auxiliary Equipment Energy Use (PJ) 12.5   13.3 15.3 14.4 14.5 15.2 14.9 17.9 17.4 19.6 19.3 19.7 19.8 19.8 19.2 19.2 19.1 18.8

Energy Use by Activity Type (PJ)
Wholesale Trade 0.7   0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Retail Trade 1.8   1.9 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4
Transportation and Warehousing 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Information and Cultural Industries 0.1   0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Offices2 4.8   5.1 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.9 5.7 6.8 6.6 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.9
Educational Services 1.3   1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2
Health Care and Social Assistance 2.3   2.4 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 0.3   0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Accommodation and Food Services 0.9   1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9
Other Services 0.2   0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Shares (%)
Wholesale Trade 5.3   5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0
Retail Trade 14.3   14.4 14.2 14.2 14.3 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.1 13.0
Transportation and Warehousing 0.6   0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Information and Cultural Industries 1.1   1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
Offices2 38.6   38.7 38.8 38.9 38.8 38.7 38.5 38.3 38.1 38.0 37.9 37.7 37.6 37.6 37.2 37.1 36.9 36.8
Educational Services 10.6   10.7 10.6 10.8 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7
Health Care and Social Assistance 18.4   18.3 18.2 17.8 17.5 17.7 18.0 18.2 18.0 17.8 17.7 17.7 17.8 17.7 18.6 18.7 19.0 19.2
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 2.4   2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5
Accommodation and Food Services 7.2   7.3 7.6 7.7 7.9 8.0 8.3 8.5 9.2 9.4 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.7 9.9 10.0 10.0
Other Services 1.5   1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1

Activity
Total Floor Space (million m2) 79.49   81.27 83.54 85.73 88.11 89.89 92.57 95.53 97.93 99.82 101.21 102.00 103.19 103.75 104.63 104.75 105.04 105.50
Energy Intensity (GJ/m2) 0.16   0.16 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.19 0.18 0.20 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18
Total Auxiliary Equipment GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

GHG Emissions by Activity Type (Mt of CO2e)
Wholesale Trade 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Retail Trade 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Transportation and Warehousing 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Information and Cultural Industries 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Offices2 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Educational Services 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Health Care and Social Assistance 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Accommodation and Food Services 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Services 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 5.3   5.6 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.5 5.7 6.4 6.2 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.7 6.4 5.9 6.4 6.1 5.8

Footnotes:

1) Data on GHG emissions are presented excluding GHG emissions related to electricity production.
2) “Offices” includes activities related to finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional, scientific and technical services; public administration; and others.