Residential Sector
Quebec1
Table 1: Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Energy Source
  2000   2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Energy Use (PJ) 304.2   333.8 337.5 338.2 330.6 328.4 340.4 342.1 332.1 326.5

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)
Electricity 186.4   239.6 241.3 242.9 236.1 239.8 251.7 254.7 255.3 251.5
Natural Gas 28.3   22.8 22.8 22.7 23.4 24.8 26.1 28.6 25.7 26.8
Heating Oil 52.7   20.8 20.8 19.7 21.7 16.5 16.2 15.5 12.3 11.3
Other2 1.0   1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.4
Wood 35.7   49.0 51.2 51.3 47.8 45.7 44.6 41.4 37.4 35.4

Shares (%)
Electricity 61.3   71.8 71.5 71.8 71.4 73.0 74.0 74.5 76.9 77.1
Natural Gas 9.3   6.8 6.7 6.7 7.1 7.5 7.7 8.4 7.8 8.2
Heating Oil 17.3   6.2 6.1 5.8 6.6 5.0 4.8 4.5 3.7 3.5
Other2 0.3   0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Wood 11.7   14.7 15.2 15.2 14.5 13.9 13.1 12.1 11.3 10.8

Activity
Total Floor Space (million m2) 336.1   435.8 443.3 449.9 456.9 464.1 471.7 479.3 486.3 494.6
Total Households (thousands) 2,991.2   3,477.0 3,513.0 3,547.0 3,580.0 3,551.0 3,591.5 3,632.0 3,670.5 3,709.0
Energy Intensity (GJ/m2) 0.90   0.77 0.76 0.75 0.72 0.71 0.72 0.71 0.68 0.66
Energy Intensity (GJ/household) 101.7   96.0 96.1 95.3 92.4 92.5 94.8 94.2 90.5 88.0
Total GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 6.0   3.8 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.1 3.0

GHG Emissions by Energy Source (Mt of CO2e)
Electricity  
Natural Gas 1.4   1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3
Heating Oil 3.7   1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8
Other2 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Wood 0.8   1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8

Shares (%)
Electricity  
Natural Gas 23.3   29.0 28.5 29.1 29.4 34.3 35.9 39.3 40.9 43.4
Heating Oil 61.8   38.5 38.0 36.7 39.4 32.8 32.0 30.6 28.0 26.5
Other1 1.1   2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.7 2.7
Wood 13.9   30.0 31.0 31.6 28.7 30.1 29.2 27.0 28.3 27.4
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 19.9   11.5 11.5 11.3 11.8 10.9 10.6 10.5 9.3 9.3
Heating Degree-Day Index 0.97   0.93 0.97 0.96 0.92 0.96 0.97 1.00 0.87 0.84
Cooling Degree-Day Index 0.78   1.21 1.18 1.31 1.58 1.31 1.86 1.23 1.71 1.74

Footnotes:

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