Residential Sector
British Columbia
Table 28: Water Heater Stock by Building Type and Energy Source
  2000   2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Water Heater Stock (thousands) 1,609.6   2,029.1 2,063.1 2,098.5 2,136.0 2,176.1

Water Heater Stock by Building Type (thousands)
Single Detached 869.3   991.1 998.5 1,005.6 1,011.6 1,018.6
Single Attached 167.9   250.8 255.9 260.9 266.0 272.4
Apartments 512.9   719.2 740.2 762.7 787.9 813.7
Mobile Homes 59.4   68.0 68.5 69.4 70.4 71.4

Shares (%)
Single Detached 54.0   48.8 48.4 47.9 47.4 46.8
Single Attached 10.4   12.4 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.5
Apartments 31.9   35.4 35.9 36.3 36.9 37.4
Mobile Homes 3.7   3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 656.5   846.1 870.7 890.7 911.9 934.3
Natural Gas 910.5   1,153.3 1,162.5 1,177.3 1,193.1 1,210.1
Heating Oil 21.8   8.5 7.7 7.3 6.9 6.6
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 8.0   13.2 14.7 15.6 16.5 17.5
Wood 12.7   7.9 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.6

Shares (%)
Electricity 40.8   41.7 42.2 42.4 42.7 42.9
Natural Gas 56.6   56.8 56.3 56.1 55.9 55.6
Heating Oil 1.4   0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.5   0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8
Wood 0.8   0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.