Residential Sector
Nova Scotia1
Table 40: Mobile Homes Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Energy Source
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Mobile Homes Energy Use (PJ) 1.8   1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)
Electricity 0.5   0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Natural Gas 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heating Oil 1.0   0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6
Other2 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wood 0.3   0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Shares (%)
Electricity 29.3   42.6 43.7 45.4 46.6
Natural Gas 0.0   0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0
Heating Oil 55.2   40.8 41.8 41.0 39.7
Other2 1.3   1.9 1.9 1.7 1.9
Wood 14.1   13.8 11.6 11.0 10.7

Activity
Total Floor Space (million m2) 1.4   1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8
Total Households (thousands) 14.7   15.2 15.3 15.4 15.6
Energy Intensity (GJ/m2) 1.29   0.92 0.90 0.86 0.80
Energy Intensity (GJ/household) 124.5   104.4 102.2 97.1 90.7
Total Mobile Homes GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

GHG Emissions by Energy Source (Mt of CO2e)
Electricity  
Natural Gas 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 0.0   1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6
Heating Oil 90.5   85.7 87.1 87.6 87.0
Other2 1.8   3.4 3.4 3.2 3.6
Wood 7.7   9.6 8.0 7.8 7.8
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 43.2   33.8 34.0 33.1 32.3
Heating Degree-Day Index 0.94   0.96 1.00 0.87 0.81
Cooling Degree-Day Index 1.26   3.86 2.58 3.53 2.88

Footnotes:

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