Residential Sector
British Columbia1
Table 4: Space Cooling Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Cooling System Type
  2000   2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Space Cooling Energy Use2 (PJ) 0.2   0.1 0.3 0.6 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7

Energy Use by Cooling System Type (PJ)
Room 0.0   0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
Central 0.1   0.1 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6

Shares (%)
Room 27.9   32.8 29.2 27.2 20.1 18.7 24.0 27.7 24.5
Central 72.1   67.2 70.8 72.8 79.9 81.3 76.0 72.3 75.5

Activity
Cooled Floor Space (million m2) 20.5   21.5 22.6 24.7 31.0 39.8 43.5 43.2 50.7
Energy Intensity (MJ/m2) 7.4   5.9 14.6 22.4 37.2 16.6 15.5 14.9 14.6
Total Space Cooling GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity2 (Mt of CO2e) –   – – – – – – – –
Cooling Degree-Day Index 0.79   0.67 1.58 2.40 3.54 1.61 1.65 1.39 1.59

Footnotes:

1) Data on GHG emissions are presented excluding GHG emissions related to electricity production only.
2) Space cooling consumes only electricity.