Commercial/Institutional Sector
Quebec
Table 43: Offices1 Non-Space Conditioning Secondary Energy Use by End Use and by Energy Source
  1990   1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Lighting Energy Use2 for Offices1 (PJ) 6.6   6.9 7.2 6.8 6.8 7.5 7.6 7.3 7.2

Activity
Floor Space (million m2) 37.20   45.53 46.58 47.54 48.41 49.14 49.98 51.04 52.07
Energy Intensity (MJ/m2) 177.48   152.55 154.52 144.07 141.30 152.79 151.76 143.14 137.83
Auxiliary Motors Energy Use2 for Offices1 (PJ) 2.1   1.8 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.8

Activity
Floor Space (million m2) 37.20   45.53 46.58 47.54 48.41 49.14 49.98 51.04 52.07
Energy Intensity (MJ/m2) 56.43   38.54 46.09 34.73 34.67 35.15 39.78 34.61 34.75
Auxiliary Equipment Energy Use for Offices1 (PJ) 2.9   4.4 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.9

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)
Electricity 2.8   4.1 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.4 5.3 4.9 5.4
Natural Gas 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Light Fuel Oil and Kerosene 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heavy Fuel Oil 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other3 0.1   0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Shares (%)
Electricity 93.9   93.9 93.8 92.0 92.0 92.0 92.0 92.0 92.0
Natural Gas 1.8   2.2 2.3 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8
Light Fuel Oil and Kerosene 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heavy Fuel Oil 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other3 4.3   3.9 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2

Activity
Floor Space (million m2) 37.20   45.53 46.58 47.54 48.41 49.14 49.98 51.04 52.07
Energy Intensity (MJ/m2) 79.17   95.65 116.89 108.62 107.37 120.13 114.29 104.10 112.67
Water Heating Energy Use for Offices1 (PJ) 1.0   1.2 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.4

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)
Electricity 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Natural Gas 0.4   0.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6
Light Fuel Oil and Kerosene 0.5   0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Heavy Fuel Oil 0.1   0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other3 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

Shares (%)
Electricity 5.0   10.0 10.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.0
Natural Gas 33.9   63.0 55.7 46.4 39.5 30.6 37.4 38.4 45.3
Light Fuel Oil and Kerosene 45.8   17.5 21.8 30.9 33.4 31.3 32.2 24.4 23.2
Heavy Fuel Oil 7.8   1.9 3.5 8.1 11.0 25.0 13.9 16.1 13.2
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other3 7.6   7.6 9.0 11.7 13.1 10.1 12.5 16.0 13.3

Activity
Floor Space (million m2) 37.20   45.53 46.58 47.54 48.41 49.14 49.98 51.04 52.07
Energy Intensity (MJ/m2) 27.88   26.40 30.60 24.38 21.67 25.34 27.43 22.81 26.26

Footnotes:

1) “Offices” includes activities related to finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional, scientific and technical services; public administration; and others.
2) Lighting and auxiliary motors consume only electricity.
3) “Other” includes coal and propane.