Residential Sector
British Columbia and Territories
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) 886.2   1,021.2 1,028.8 1,035.3 1,042.8

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 366.3   434.7 440.4 445.7 451.5
Natural Gas 491.7   562.6 564.2 565.1 566.4
Heating Oil 17.0   13.1 13.1 13.1 13.2
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 4.3   7.1 7.5 7.8 8.2
Wood 6.9   3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6

Shares (%)
Electricity 41.3   42.6 42.8 43.1 43.3
Natural Gas 55.5   55.1 54.8 54.6 54.3
Heating Oil 1.9   1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.5   0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8
Wood 0.8   0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Total Single Attached Water Heater Stock (thousands) 174.1   264.7 269.9 275.3 281.9

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 72.8   113.1 116.0 119.0 122.5
Natural Gas 95.0   144.2 146.4 148.6 151.5
Heating Oil 4.2   4.6 4.6 4.7 4.8
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.8   1.8 1.9 2.1 2.2
Wood 1.3   1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0

Shares (%)
Electricity 41.8   42.7 43.0 43.2 43.5
Natural Gas 54.6   54.5 54.2 54.0 53.7
Heating Oil 2.4   1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.5   0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8
Wood 0.8   0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.