Residential Sector
British Columbia and Territories1
Table 36: Apartments Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Energy Source
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Apartments Energy Use (PJ) 26.5   31.6 32.8 34.3 35.0

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)
Electricity 11.2   15.3 15.8 16.5 16.9
Natural Gas 13.2   15.6 16.3 17.2 17.5
Heating Oil 0.9   0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Other2 0.1   0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Wood 1.0   0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4

Shares (%)
Electricity 42.4   48.4 48.1 48.1 48.3
Natural Gas 49.8   49.5 49.8 50.1 49.9
Heating Oil 3.5   0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
Other2 0.5   0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6
Wood 3.8   1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0

Activity
Total Floor Space (million m2) 42.1   68.7 71.4 74.4 77.4
Total Households (thousands) 498.9   704.4 719.4 735.2 751.0
Energy Intensity (GJ/m2) 0.63   0.46 0.46 0.46 0.45
Energy Intensity (GJ/household) 53.0   44.9 45.6 46.6 46.7
Total Apartments GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 0.8   0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9

GHG Emissions by Energy Source (Mt of CO2e)
Electricity  
Natural Gas 0.7   0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9
Heating Oil 0.1   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other2 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wood 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Shares (%)
Electricity  
Natural Gas 87.3   96.4 96.7 97.3 97.2
Heating Oil 8.5   0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4
Other2 1.1   1.9 1.8 1.4 1.5
Wood 3.1   1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 28.9   25.8 25.9 25.9 25.8
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.