2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | ||
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Total Appliance Energy Use (PJ)a | 176.3 | 180.7 | 178.7 | 180.5 | 185.7 | 181.2 | 183.7 | |
Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)a | ||||||||
Electricity | 171.8 | 176.0 | 173.9 | 175.4 | 180.4 | 175.6 | 177.8 | |
Natural Gas | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | |
Energy Use by Appliance Type (PJ)a | ||||||||
Refrigerator | 43.8 | 43.3 | 41.1 | 39.0 | 38.3 | 36.0 | 35.3 | |
Freezer | 15.7 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.0 | 11.6 | |
Dishwasher1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | |
Clothes Washer1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | |
Clothes Dryer | 32.6 | 33.4 | 33.0 | 33.8 | 35.0 | 34.5 | 35.0 | |
Range | 30.7 | 31.9 | 31.8 | 32.8 | 33.8 | 33.2 | 33.5 | |
Other Appliances2 | 44.7 | 47.9 | 49.9 | 52.6 | 56.5 | 56.9 | 59.9 | |
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Total Households (thousands)a,b | 11,652 | 11,837 | 12,014 | 12,189 | 12,375 | 12,587 | 12,756 | |
Energy Intensity (GJ/household)a,b | 15.1 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 | |
Heat Loss by Appliance Type (PJ)a | ||||||||
Refrigerator | 19.3 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 15.2 | 13.9 | |
Freezer | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 | |
Dishwasher1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |
Clothes Washer1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
Clothes Dryer | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | |
Range | 11.2 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 10.9 | |
Other Appliances2 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 21.5 | 23.3 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 23.5 | |
Appliances per Household by Appliance Typea,b | ||||||||
Refrigerator | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.27 | |
Freezer | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.55 | |
Dishwasher | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.58 | |
Clothes Washer | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.82 | |
Clothes Dryer | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.84 | |
Range | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | |
Other Appliances2 | 12.77 | 13.37 | 13.85 | 14.17 | 14.66 | 15.26 | 15.55 |
Footnotes:
1) Excludes hot water requirements.2) “Other Appliances” includes small appliances such as televisions, video cassette recorders, digital video disc players, radios, computers and toasters.
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