Residential Sector
British Columbia and Territories1
Table 32: Single Detached Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Energy Source
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Single Detached Energy Use (PJ) 113.7   101.4 104.6 105.1 108.3

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)
Electricity 40.1   45.1 46.1 46.5 48.4
Natural Gas 55.5   49.3 51.6 52.2 53.3
Heating Oil 5.5   0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3
Other2 0.9   1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9
Wood 11.8   5.3 5.5 5.3 5.4

Shares (%)
Electricity 35.2   44.5 44.0 44.2 44.7
Natural Gas 48.8   48.7 49.3 49.7 49.2
Heating Oil 4.8   0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3
Other2 0.8   1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8
Wood 10.3   5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0

Activity
Total Floor Space (million m2) 145.8   191.8 194.5 196.6 198.9
Total Households (thousands) 854.0   991.5 1,004.5 1,018.5 1,032.4
Energy Intensity (GJ/m2) 0.78   0.53 0.54 0.54 0.55
Energy Intensity (GJ/household) 133.1   102.3 104.1 103.2 104.9
Total Single Detached GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 3.5   2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9

GHG Emissions by Energy Source (Mt of CO2e)
Electricity  
Natural Gas 2.8   2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7
Heating Oil 0.4   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other2 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Wood 0.3   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Shares (%)
Electricity  
Natural Gas 79.7   91.4 92.1 93.0 93.0
Heating Oil 10.9   1.7 1.2 0.9 0.8
Other2 1.6   2.3 2.2 1.8 1.8
Wood 7.8   4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 31.1   26.8 27.0 26.9 26.6
Heating Degree-Day Index 0.97   0.89 0.94 0.87 0.95
Cooling Degree-Day Index 0.78   2.30 1.74 1.40 3.75

Footnotes:

1) Data on GHG emissions are presented excluding GHG emissions related to electricity production only.
2) “Other” includes coal and propane.