Residential Sector
British Columbia1
Table 12: Appliance Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Energy Source
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Appliance Energy Use (PJ) 23.3   26.8 27.0 28.8 28.5

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)
Electricity 22.6   25.4 25.6 27.3 26.9
Natural Gas 0.7   1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5

Shares (%)
Electricity 96.9   94.8 94.8 94.6 94.6
Natural Gas 3.1   5.2 5.2 5.4 5.4

Activity
Total Households (thousands) 1,550.6   1,984.5 2,019.0 2,055.5 2,092.0
Energy Intensity (GJ/household) 15.0   13.5 13.4 14.0 13.6
Total Appliance GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 0.0   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

GHG Emissions by Energy Source (Mt of CO2e)
Electricity  
Natural Gas 0.0   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 1.6   2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7

Footnotes:

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