Residential Sector
British Columbia and Territories
Table 22: Single Detached Heating System Stock by Heating System Type
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Single Detached Heating System Stock (thousands) 886.2   1,021.2 1,028.8 1,035.3 1,042.8

Heating System Stock by Heating System Type (thousands)
Heating Oil – Normal Efficiency 21.6   1.0 0.6 1.1 0.4
Heating Oil – Medium Efficiency 19.7   36.4 35.8 34.3 33.7
Heating Oil – High Efficiency 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural Gas – Normal Efficiency 213.6   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural Gas – Medium Efficiency 162.3   186.7 172.9 159.0 145.4
Natural Gas – High Efficiency 91.0   243.2 256.5 269.4 283.2
Electric 236.1   363.1 369.1 374.4 379.8
Heat Pump 24.8   45.0 46.3 47.5 48.8
Other1 16.3   8.9 8.7 8.6 8.4
Wood 0.9   1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

Dual Systems
Wood/Electric 60.4   79.6 80.7 81.9 83.1
Wood/Heating Oil 21.1   28.0 28.4 28.8 29.2
Natural Gas/Electric 12.4   18.4 18.7 19.0 19.4
Heating Oil/Electric 6.0   9.6 9.8 10.0 10.2

Shares (%)
Heating Oil – Normal Efficiency 2.4   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
Heating Oil – Medium Efficiency 2.2   3.6 3.5 3.3 3.2
Heating Oil – High Efficiency 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural Gas – Normal Efficiency 24.1   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural Gas – Medium Efficiency 18.3   18.3 16.8 15.4 13.9
Natural Gas – High Efficiency 10.3   23.8 24.9 26.0 27.2
Electric 26.6   35.6 35.9 36.2 36.4
Heat Pump 2.8   4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7
Other1 1.8   0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
Wood 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Dual Systems
Wood/Electric 6.8   7.8 7.8 7.9 8.0
Wood/Heating Oil 2.4   2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8
Natural Gas/Electric 1.4   1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9
Heating Oil/Electric 0.7   0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.