Residential Sector
Nova Scotia
Table 31: Appliance Stock by Appliance Type and Energy Source
  2000   2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Appliance Stock by Appliance Type (thousands)
Refrigerator 408   461 466 472 477 483
Freezer 235   255 258 261 264 268
Dishwasher 147   206 208 211 213 216
Clothes Washer 297   331 335 338 342 347
Clothes Dryer 282   329 333 337 341 345
Range 337   399 404 408 413 418
Other Appliances1 4,633   7,470 7,634 7,813 7,983 7,352

Appliances per Household by Appliance Type
Refrigerator 1.14   1.16 1.16 1.16 1.16 1.16
Freezer 0.65   0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64
Dishwasher 0.41   0.52 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.52
Clothes Washer 0.83   0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83
Clothes Dryer 0.78   0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83
Range 0.94   1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Other Appliances1 12.89   18.72 18.92 19.15 19.33 17.59

Stock of Electric Appliances (thousands)
Refrigerator 408   461 466 472 477 483
Freezer 235   255 258 261 264 268
Dishwasher 147   206 208 211 213 216
Clothes Washer 297   331 335 338 342 347
Clothes Dryer 282   329 333 337 341 345
Range 337   381 385 389 394 399
Other Appliances1 4,633   7,470 7,634 7,813 7,983 7,352

Electric Appliances per Household by Appliance Type
Refrigerator 1.14   1.16 1.16 1.16 1.16 1.16
Freezer 0.65   0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64
Dishwasher 0.41   0.52 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.52
Clothes Washer 0.83   0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83
Clothes Dryer 0.78   0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83
Range 0.94   0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95
Other Appliances1 12.89   18.72 18.92 19.15 19.33 17.59

Stock of Natural Gas Appliances (thousands)
Clothes Dryer 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Range 0.0   18.4 18.6 18.8 19.0 19.2

Natural Gas Appliances per Household by Appliance Type
Clothes Dryer 0.00   0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Range 0.00   0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05

Footnotes:

1) “Other Appliances” includes small appliances such as microwaves, televisions, cable boxes, video cassette recorders, stereo systems and computers.