Residential Sector
British Columbia
Table 31: Appliance Stock by Appliance Type and Energy Source
  2000   2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Appliance Stock by Appliance Type (thousands)
Refrigerator 1,874   2,349 2,379 2,416 2,484 2,528 2,572 2,619 2,665
Freezer 858   913 924 939 965 982 999 1,017 1,036
Dishwasher 936   1,217 1,232 1,251 1,287 1,310 1,333 1,357 1,381
Clothes Washer 1,196   1,396 1,413 1,435 1,476 1,502 1,528 1,556 1,584
Clothes Dryer 1,189   1,424 1,441 1,464 1,505 1,531 1,558 1,586 1,614
Range 1,532   1,844 1,867 1,896 1,950 1,985 2,019 2,056 2,092
Other Appliances1 18,665   32,689 34,185 35,402 37,077 38,422 39,788 42,944 44,108

Appliances per Household by Appliance Type
Refrigerator 1.21   1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27
Freezer 0.55   0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
Dishwasher 0.60   0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66
Clothes Washer 0.77   0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76
Clothes Dryer 0.77   0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
Range 0.99   1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Other Appliances1 12.04   17.73 18.31 18.67 19.01 19.36 19.71 20.89 21.08

Stock of Electric Appliances (thousands)
Refrigerator 1,874   2,349 2,379 2,416 2,484 2,528 2,572 2,619 2,665
Freezer 858   913 924 939 965 982 999 1,017 1,036
Dishwasher 936   1,217 1,232 1,251 1,287 1,310 1,333 1,357 1,381
Clothes Washer 1,196   1,396 1,413 1,435 1,476 1,502 1,528 1,556 1,584
Clothes Dryer 1,175   1,416 1,434 1,456 1,498 1,524 1,551 1,579 1,607
Range 1,402   1,614 1,634 1,659 1,706 1,736 1,767 1,799 1,831
Other Appliances1 18,665   32,689 34,185 35,402 37,077 38,422 39,788 42,944 44,108

Electric Appliances per Household by Appliance Type
Refrigerator 1.21   1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27
Freezer 0.55   0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
Dishwasher 0.60   0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66
Clothes Washer 0.77   0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76
Clothes Dryer 0.76   0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
Range 0.90   0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88
Other Appliances1 12.04   17.73 18.31 18.67 19.01 19.36 19.71 20.89 21.08

Stock of Natural Gas Appliances (thousands)
Clothes Dryer 14.7   7.8 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.7 7.8
Range 130.0   230.5 233.4 237.0 243.8 248.1 252.4 256.9 261.5

Natural Gas Appliances per Household by Appliance Type
Clothes Dryer 0.01   0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Range 0.08   0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13

Footnotes:

1) “Other Appliances” includes small appliances such as microwaves, televisions, cable boxes, video cassette recorders, stereo systems and computers.