Table 10.2 Establishments – Characteristics by main energy source and establishment size for domestic water heating, 2019


  Establishment count Floor space
# QI Share millions of m2 QI Share
Total Establishments 1,444 A 100.0% 72.4 A 100.0%
No water heating / Not known 53 A 3.7% 0.9 F 1.2%
Total water heating 1,391 A 96.3% 71.6 A 98.8%
By energy source  
Electricity 303 A 21.8% 10.0 B 14.0%
Natural gas 840 A 60.4% 45.3 A 63.4%
Distillates Footnote 1 107 A 7.7% 1.7 A 2.4%
Propane 27 A 1.9% 0.2 A 0.3%
Other fuel Footnote 2 114 A 8.2% 14.3 A 20.0%
Total 1,391 A 100.0% 71.6 A 100.0%
By establishment size  
5,000 square feet or less (465 square metres or less) 34 A 2.3% 0.0 A 0.0%
5,001 to 10,000 square feet (466 to 929 square metres) 42 A 2.9% 0.0 A 0.0%
10,001 to 50,000 square feet (930 to 4,645 square metres) 320 A 22.2% 0.8 A 1.1%
50,001 to 200,000 square feet (4,646 to 18,580 square metres) 472 A 32.6% 4.7 A 6.6%
Over 200,000 square feet (over 18,580 square metres) 577 A 40.0% 66.8 A 92.2%
Total 1,444 A 100.0% 72.4 A 100.0%

Legend:

  1. Quality indicators (QI) classify each estimate according to its quality as follows: A–20% or less, B–between 20% and 30%, C–between 30% and 40%, and F–more than 40%.
  2. A cell value of 0.0 is a valid value that indicates that the amount is greater than 0 but less than 0.05

Notes:

  1. SCIEU 2019 collected data through two surveys: a survey for buildings and a survey for establishments. The latter includes universities, other post−secondary institutions (i.e. colleges / CEGEPs, technical schools) and hospitals, where one establishment may have one or multiple buildings. The establishment survey for SCIEU 2019 yielded a total of 1,444 establishments, comprised of 242 universities, 445 other post−secondary institutions, and 757 hospitals, representing 4,660 university buildings, 1,824 other post−secondary buildings, and 2,008 hospital buildings, respectively.
  2. The number of floors was not included in the Establishments survey.
  3. Some totals may not be the same between tables due to rounding.

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