Residential Sector
British Columbia and Territories
Table 28: Water Heater Stock by Building Type and Energy Source
  2000   2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Water Heater Stock (thousands) 1,641.2   2,072.7 2,107.3 2,143.6 2,182.0 2,223.2

Water Heater Stock by Building Type (thousands)
Single Detached 886.2   1,013.5 1,021.2 1,028.8 1,035.3 1,042.8
Single Attached 174.1   259.5 264.7 269.9 275.3 281.9
Apartments 518.7   728.5 749.8 772.4 797.8 823.8
Mobile Homes 62.2   71.1 71.7 72.6 73.6 74.6

Shares (%)
Single Detached 54.0   48.9 48.5 48.0 47.4 46.9
Single Attached 10.6   12.5 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.7
Apartments 31.6   35.1 35.6 36.0 36.6 37.1
Mobile Homes 3.8   3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 678.4   871.8 896.5 917.1 938.8 961.8
Natural Gas 910.5   1,153.3 1,162.5 1,177.3 1,193.1 1,210.1
Heating Oil 31.6   26.5 25.9 26.0 26.1 26.1
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 8.0   13.2 14.7 15.6 16.5 17.5
Wood 12.7   7.9 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.6

Shares (%)
Electricity 41.3   42.1 42.5 42.8 43.0 43.3
Natural Gas 55.5   55.6 55.2 54.9 54.7 54.4
Heating Oil 1.9   1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Steam 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other1 0.5   0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8
Wood 0.8   0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.