Residential Sector
British Columbia
Table 23: Single Attached Heating System Stock by Heating System Type
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Single Attached Heating System Stock (thousands) 167.9   255.9 260.9 266.0 272.4

Heating System Stock by Heating System Type (thousands)
Heating Oil – Normal Efficiency 6.7   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heating Oil – Medium Efficiency 2.9   5.8 5.6 5.3 5.0
Heating Oil – High Efficiency 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural Gas – Normal Efficiency 41.5   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural Gas – Medium Efficiency 34.0   47.3 44.3 41.3 38.3
Natural Gas – High Efficiency 19.5   73.7 78.1 82.7 87.9
Electric 50.3   110.9 114.3 117.8 121.8
Heat Pump 3.1   7.7 8.0 8.3 8.7
Other1 2.9   1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9
Wood 5.5   6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2

Dual Systems
Wood/Electric 1.1   1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6
Wood/Heating Oil 0.1   0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Natural Gas/Electric 0.4   0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8
Heating Oil/Electric 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Shares (%)
Heating Oil – Normal Efficiency 4.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heating Oil – Medium Efficiency 1.7   2.3 2.1 2.0 1.8
Heating Oil – High Efficiency 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural Gas – Normal Efficiency 24.7   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural Gas – Medium Efficiency 20.2   18.5 17.0 15.5 14.1
Natural Gas – High Efficiency 11.6   28.8 30.0 31.1 32.3
Electric 29.9   43.3 43.8 44.3 44.7
Heat Pump 1.8   3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2
Other1 1.7   0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
Wood 3.3   2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3

Dual Systems
Wood/Electric 0.6   0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Wood/Heating Oil 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Natural Gas/Electric 0.2   0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Heating Oil/Electric 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.