Residential Sector
British Columbia and Territories
Table 30: Apartments and Mobile Homes Water Heater Stock by Energy Source
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Apartments Water Heater Stock (thousands) 518.7   749.8 772.4 797.8 823.8

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 213.2   318.0 329.4 342.2 355.3
Natural Gas 290.1   417.1 427.9 440.1 452.5
Heating Oil 8.7   6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 2.6   5.3 5.7 6.1 6.5
Wood 4.1   2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8

Shares (%)
Electricity 41.1   42.4 42.6 42.9 43.1
Natural Gas 55.9   55.6 55.4 55.2 54.9
Heating Oil 1.7   0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8
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 Mobile Homes Water Heater Stock (thousands) 62.2   71.7 72.6 73.6 74.6

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 26.2   30.8 31.3 31.9 32.5
Natural Gas 33.6   38.6 38.9 39.3 39.7
Heating Oil 1.7   1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.3   0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
Wood 0.5   0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3

Shares (%)
Electricity 42.0   42.9 43.2 43.4 43.6
Natural Gas 54.1   53.9 53.6 53.4 53.2
Heating Oil 2.7   2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1
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.