Residential Sector
Nova Scotia
Table 29: Single Detached and Single Attached Water Heater Stock by Energy Source
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Single Detached Water Heater Stock (thousands) 255.9   290.7 292.1 293.6 295.3

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 137.8   194.6 197.4 200.2 203.0
Natural Gas 0.0   2.2 2.6 3.1 3.8
Heating Oil 108.1   86.9 85.2 83.4 81.7
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 1.2   2.6 2.8 2.9 3.0
Wood 8.8   4.4 4.2 4.0 3.8

Shares (%)
Electricity 53.9   66.9 67.6 68.2 68.7
Natural Gas 0.0   0.8 0.9 1.0 1.3
Heating Oil 42.3   29.9 29.2 28.4 27.7
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.5   0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0
Wood 3.4   1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3
Total Single Attached Water Heater Stock (thousands) 23.8   32.6 33.1 33.7 34.3

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 12.8   21.8 22.4 23.0 23.6
Natural Gas 0.0   0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4
Heating Oil 10.1   9.7 9.7 9.6 9.5
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.1   0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4
Wood 0.8   0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4

Shares (%)
Electricity 53.9   66.9 67.6 68.2 68.7
Natural Gas 0.0   0.8 0.9 1.0 1.3
Heating Oil 42.3   29.9 29.2 28.4 27.7
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.5   0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0
Wood 3.4   1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.