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Improving Energy Performance in Canada – Report to Parliament Under the Energy Efficiency Act For the Fiscal Year 2007-2008

FIGURE 3-1: Residential Energy Use and Energy Savings per Household, Pre-1945 to 2000–2007

  Pre-1945 1945–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2007* Average

Energy use pre-renovation (GJ) 272 205 189 177 179 168 157 195
Actual energy savings after renovations (GJ) 89 55 44 41 38 32 39 48

* Data for 2007 are from ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes (previous data source was EnerGuide for Houses).

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