Residential Sector
Alberta1
Table 2: Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by End-Use
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Energy Use (PJ) 191.3   217.5 217.7 215.7 206.6

Energy Use by End-Use (PJ)
Space Heating 129.4   148.6 149.0 143.4 135.6
Water Heating 40.1   43.9 42.6 44.2 42.5
Appliances 16.4   19.4 20.5 21.9 21.9
Lighting 5.4   5.3 5.5 5.8 5.8
Space Cooling 0.1   0.4 0.1 0.3 0.8

Shares (%)
Space Heating 67.6   68.3 68.4 66.5 65.6
Water Heating 21.0   20.2 19.6 20.5 20.6
Appliances 8.6   8.9 9.4 10.2 10.6
Lighting 2.8   2.4 2.5 2.7 2.8
Space Cooling 0.0   0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4

Activity
Total Floor Space (million m2) 141.1   235.8 240.3 244.3 248.4
Total Households (thousands) 1,103.5   1,556.5 1,571.0 1,586.0 1,601.0
Energy Intensity (GJ/m2) 1.36   0.92 0.91 0.88 0.83
Energy Intensity (GJ/household) 173.3   139.7 138.6 136.0 129.1
Total GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 8.4   9.0 8.9 8.7 8.2

GHG Emissions by End-Use (Mt of CO2e)
Space Heating 6.3   6.8 6.8 6.5 6.1
Water Heating 2.0   2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0
Appliances 0.0   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Lighting 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Space Cooling 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Shares (%)
Space Heating 75.5   75.5 76.0 74.5 74.1
Water Heating 23.9   23.6 23.1 24.5 24.9
Appliances 0.6   0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0
Lighting 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Space Cooling 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 43.7   41.4 40.9 40.4 39.7
Heating Degree-Day Index 0.98   1.00 1.03 0.95 0.93
Cooling Degree-Day Index 0.85   1.22 0.40 0.98 2.28

Footnotes:

1) Data on GHG emissions are presented excluding GHG emissions related to electricity production only.