Residential Appliance Unit Energy Consumption (UEC)
  2000   2017 2018 2019 2020
UEC1 for New Electric Appliances (kWh/year)a
Refrigerator 640   478 467 471 471
Freezer 391   295 322 324 324
Dishwasher2 172   72 72 71 71
Clothes Washer2 113   25 24 25 25
Clothes Dryer 910   605 597 591 591
Range 760   554 549 548 548

UEC1 for New Natural Gas Appliances (kWh/year)b
Clothes Dryer 880   880 880 880 880
Range 1,226   1,226 1,226 1,226 1,226

UEC1 for Stock of Electric Appliances (kWh/year)b
Refrigerator 958   454 450 447 446
Freezer 733   369 366 363 360
Dishwasher2 233   82 80 78 76
Clothes Washer2 145   48 43 40 37
Clothes Dryer 1,073   904 886 869 852
Range 781   576 569 563 557

UEC1 for Stock of Natural Gas Appliances (kWh/year)b
Clothes Dryer 888   880 880 880 880
Range 1,305   1,226 1,226 1,227 1,226

Footnotes:

1) Unit energy consumption (UEC) is based on rated efficiency.
2) Excludes hot water requirements.

Sources:

a) Special tabulations from the Canadian Appliance Manufacturers Association, 2000-2011. Data for 2012 onward were provided by the Association of Home Appliance Manufactuers, Canada, 2022.
b) Natural Resources Canada, Residential End-Use Model, Ottawa, 2022.