Residential Sector
Alberta
Table 29: Single Detached and Single Attached Water Heater Stock by Energy Source
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Single Detached Water Heater Stock (thousands) 734.0   1,038.5 1,047.7 1,056.7 1,066.5

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 44.8   112.8 116.1 119.4 123.0
Natural Gas 679.8   913.9 920.0 925.8 932.3
Heating Oil 3.4   6.7 6.6 6.6 6.5
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 5.2   3.4 3.2 3.1 2.9
Wood 0.8   1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8

Shares (%)
Electricity 6.1   10.9 11.1 11.3 11.5
Natural Gas 92.6   88.0 87.8 87.6 87.4
Heating Oil 0.5   0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.7   0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Wood 0.1   0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Total Single Attached Water Heater Stock (thousands) 133.7   242.2 249.1 255.3 260.9

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 8.2   26.3 27.6 28.8 30.1
Natural Gas 123.8   213.1 218.7 223.7 228.1
Heating Oil 0.6   1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.9   0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Wood 0.1   0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

Shares (%)
Electricity 6.1   10.9 11.1 11.3 11.5
Natural Gas 92.6   88.0 87.8 87.6 87.4
Heating Oil 0.5   0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.7   0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Wood 0.1   0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.