Table 2.1b – Energy Profile By Dwelling Type


 Number of households by type of dwelling
Single detached houses Double / Row or Terrace / Duplex Low-rise apartments High-rise apartments Mobile homes Don’t know / Not stated
Main heating energy source
Electricity 1,966,376 A 690,287 A 1,076,092 A 697,916 A 54,125 M 208,143 M
Natural Gas 4,751,571 A 991,487 A 300,251 A 248,593 M 55,786 M 191,856 M
Heating Oil 354,309 A - U - U - U - U - U
Wood 410,267 A - U - U - - - U - U
Propane 193,646 A - U - U - U - U - U
Other 39,774 M - U - U 118,954 M - U - U
Dual Source 555,323 A 132,580 M - U - U - U - U
Don’t know 142,233 A - U 138,356 M 158,577 M - U - U
Not stated 519,761 A 53,974 M 156,808 M 199,128 M - U - U
Type of energy source used by household
Electricity 8,269,965 A 1,878,416 A 1,754,528 A 1,292,184 A 150,636 A 486,682 A
Natural Gas 5,406,025 A 1,140,305 A 272,933 A 158,588 M 54,877 M 232,237 A
Heating Oil 554,827 A - U - U - U - U - U
Propane 601,099 A - U - U - U - U - U
Wood 1,457,701 A - U - U - - - U - U
Solar Heat / Solar Electricity / Wind Power 93,830 M - U - U - U - - - -
Other 61,199 M - U - U - U - U - U
No sources of energy used - U - - - U - - - - - -

Legend:

The letter beside each estimate classifies its quality as follows: A–Acceptable, M–Use with caution, U–Too unreliable to be published.

Source:

2019 Survey of Household Energy Use