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For SHEU-2007, energy consumption is the sum of household electricity, natural gas, heating oil, propane and wood consumption in terms of energy during 2007. For this survey, household energy consumption excludes energy consumed for transportation and gas-powered equipment requirements.
Household energy consumption data for SHEU-2007 are presented in gigajoules of energy.
A gigajoule (GJ) is a common unit used to measure energy consumption.
Many types of energy consumption can be measured in gigajoules, including
All of these energy sources are consumed by Canadian households. Therefore, the gigajoule is a useful unit of measure for the sum of various types of energy consumed by households.
One gigajoule is approximately equivalent to the energy consumed by
Gigajoules of energy consumed by households, by region/by type of dwelling
Table 11.1 Total energy consumption (includes electricity, natural gas, heating oil,
propane and wood use)
Table 11.2 Total energy intensity (includes electricity, natural gas, heating oil, propane
and wood use)
Table 11.3 Electricity consumption
Table 11.4 Electricity intensity
Table 11.5 Natural gas consumption
Table 11.6 Natural gas intensity
5 Calculations based on 2007 data from Natural Resources Canada, Energy Use Data Handbook – 1990 to 2007.
6 Natural Resources Canada, Office of Energy Efficiency, Residential End Use Model, 2007.
7 Calculations based on data from the 2007 Survey of Household Energy Use.