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Table 29: Single Detached and Single Attached Water Heater Stock by Energy Source
  2000   2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Single Detached Water Heater Stock (thousands) 2,521.4   2,930.1 2,950.3 2,970.2 2,987.5 3,008.1 3,033.5 3,073.6 3,121.4 3,172.9 3,224.4

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 746.5   745.3 751.2 756.2 760.0 764.0 769.1 777.4 788.6 800.6 812.5
Natural Gas 1,675.6   2,073.4 2,097.7 2,119.9 2,138.5 2,158.1 2,180.8 2,212.8 2,248.9 2,287.3 2,325.6
Heating Oil 74.8   68.0 59.0 51.0 44.1 38.1 33.0 28.7 26.7 24.9 23.3
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 9.9   26.4 29.1 32.6 36.7 41.4 45.7 50.7 53.8 57.0 60.3
Wood 14.5   17.0 13.3 10.5 8.2 6.4 5.1 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.7

Shares (%)
Electricity 29.6   25.4 25.5 25.5 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.3 25.3 25.2 25.2
Natural Gas 66.5   70.8 71.1 71.4 71.6 71.7 71.9 72.0 72.0 72.1 72.1
Heating Oil 3.0   2.3 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.4   0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9
Wood 0.6   0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Total Single Attached Water Heater Stock (thousands) 628.1   811.0 824.3 836.7 847.2 859.1 873.5 890.6 903.9 919.1 934.3

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 186.0   206.3 209.9 213.0 215.5 218.2 221.5 225.3 228.4 231.9 235.4
Natural Gas 417.4   573.9 586.1 597.1 606.5 616.4 627.9 641.2 651.2 662.6 673.9
Heating Oil 18.6   18.8 16.5 14.4 12.5 10.9 9.5 8.3 7.7 7.2 6.7
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 2.5   7.3 8.1 9.2 10.4 11.8 13.1 14.7 15.6 16.5 17.5
Wood 3.6   4.7 3.7 3.0 2.3 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8

Shares (%)
Electricity 29.6   25.4 25.5 25.5 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.3 25.3 25.2 25.2
Natural Gas 66.5   70.8 71.1 71.4 71.6 71.7 71.9 72.0 72.0 72.1 72.1
Heating Oil 3.0   2.3 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.4   0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9
Wood 0.6   0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.