Residential Sector
British Columbia
Table 23: Single Attached Heating System Stock by Heating System Type
  2000   2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total Single Attached Heating System Stock (thousands) 167.9   170.4 173.4 177.8 183.2 189.2 195.5 201.8 207.4 213.9 218.4 222.8 227.6 231.8 236.1 240.5 245.7 250.8

Heating System Stock by Heating System Type (thousands)
Heating Oil – Normal Efficiency 6.7   5.8 4.9 3.9 3.0 2.2 1.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heating Oil – Medium Efficiency 2.9   3.8 4.4 4.9 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.0
Heating Oil – High Efficiency 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
Natural Gas – Normal Efficiency 41.5   39.6 37.4 34.8 31.7 28.4 24.9 21.6 18.4 14.9 12.2 9.5 6.9 4.5 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural Gas – Medium Efficiency 34.0   35.8 38.4 41.8 45.5 49.2 52.6 56.0 58.2 60.4 60.3 60.1 59.6 58.6 57.2 55.5 53.0 50.2
Natural Gas – High Efficiency 19.5   20.6 22.3 24.8 27.6 30.6 33.5 36.4 40.4 43.8 47.0 50.0 53.3 56.4 59.8 63.4 66.5 70.1
Electric 50.3   50.9 51.3 52.4 54.2 56.7 59.7 63.1 66.6 70.9 75.0 79.2 83.7 88.0 92.6 97.3 102.0 106.5
Heat Pump 3.1   3.2 3.4 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.8 7.1 7.4
Other1 2.9   3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.0
Wood 5.5   6.1 6.4 6.6 6.9 6.9 7.3 7.5 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.3

Dual Systems
Wood/Electric 1.1   1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Wood/Heating Oil 0.1   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
Natural Gas/Electric 0.4   0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Heating Oil/Electric 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

Shares (%)
Heating Oil – Normal Efficiency 4.0   3.4 2.8 2.2 1.6 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heating Oil – Medium Efficiency 1.7   2.2 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4
Heating Oil – High Efficiency 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
Natural Gas – Normal Efficiency 24.7   23.2 21.6 19.6 17.3 15.0 12.7 10.7 8.9 7.0 5.6 4.3 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural Gas – Medium Efficiency 20.2   21.0 22.1 23.5 24.8 26.0 26.9 27.7 28.1 28.2 27.6 27.0 26.2 25.3 24.2 23.1 21.6 20.0
Natural Gas – High Efficiency 11.6   12.1 12.9 14.0 15.0 16.2 17.1 18.0 19.5 20.5 21.5 22.4 23.4 24.3 25.3 26.4 27.1 27.9
Electric 29.9   29.9 29.6 29.5 29.6 30.0 30.5 31.3 32.1 33.2 34.4 35.5 36.8 38.0 39.2 40.5 41.5 42.5
Heat Pump 1.8   1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9
Other1 1.7   1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Wood 3.3   3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5

Dual Systems
Wood/Electric 0.6   0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Wood/Heating Oil 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
Natural Gas/Electric 0.2   0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Heating Oil/Electric 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

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.