Commercial/Institutional Sector
Alberta1
Table 25: Space Heating Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Activity Type
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Space Heating Energy Use (PJ) 96.2   144.2 150.4 149.2 140.9

Energy Use by Activity Type (PJ)
Wholesale Trade 6.2   8.0 8.3 8.2 7.7
Retail Trade 16.2   24.0 25.0 24.1 22.7
Transportation and Warehousing 5.8   7.0 7.4 7.3 7.0
Information and Cultural Industries 2.2   3.2 3.3 3.2 3.0
Offices2 33.9   49.7 51.5 50.3 47.1
Educational Services 11.5   20.0 21.1 20.9 20.0
Health Care and Social Assistance 8.8   13.9 14.5 16.6 15.7
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 2.3   3.5 3.6 3.4 3.2
Accommodation and Food Services 7.6   12.7 13.2 12.8 12.2
Other Services 1.7   2.3 2.4 2.3 2.2

Shares (%)
Wholesale Trade 6.4   5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5
Retail Trade 16.9   16.6 16.6 16.2 16.1
Transportation and Warehousing 6.0   4.8 4.9 4.9 5.0
Information and Cultural Industries 2.3   2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2
Offices2 35.2   34.5 34.3 33.7 33.4
Educational Services 12.0   13.9 14.1 14.0 14.2
Health Care and Social Assistance 9.2   9.7 9.6 11.1 11.1
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 2.4   2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3
Accommodation and Food Services 7.9   8.8 8.8 8.6 8.7
Other Services 1.7   1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

Activity
Total Floor Space (million m2) 86.97   111.03 110.31 109.78 109.80
Energy Intensity (GJ/m2) 1.11   1.30 1.36 1.36 1.28
Total Space Heating GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 4.8   7.3 7.5 7.1 6.7

GHG Emissions by Activity Type (Mt of CO2e)
Wholesale Trade 0.3   0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Retail Trade 0.8   1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1
Transportation and Warehousing 0.3   0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Information and Cultural Industries 0.1   0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Offices2 1.7   2.5 2.5 2.4 2.2
Educational Services 0.6   1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0
Health Care and Social Assistance 0.4   0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 0.1   0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Accommodation and Food Services 0.4   0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6
Other Services 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 49.7   50.6 49.7 47.5 47.7
Heating Degree-Day Index 0.98   1.00 1.03 0.95 0.93

Footnotes:

1) Data on GHG emissions are presented excluding GHG emissions related to electricity production.
2) “Offices” includes activities related to finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional, scientific and technical services; public administration; and others.