Residential Sector
Nova Scotia
Table 30: Apartments and Mobile Homes Water Heater Stock by Energy Source
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Apartments Water Heater Stock (thousands) 82.8   105.2 107.0 108.7 110.6

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 44.6   70.4 72.3 74.1 76.0
Natural Gas 0.0   0.8 0.9 1.1 1.4
Heating Oil 35.0   31.5 31.2 30.9 30.6
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.4   1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1
Wood 2.8   1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4

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
Total Mobile Homes Water Heater Stock (thousands) 15.5   17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 8.3   11.7 11.9 12.1 12.2
Natural Gas 0.0   0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
Heating Oil 6.5   5.2 5.1 5.0 4.9
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.1   0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Wood 0.5   0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2

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.