Residential Sector
Quebec1
Table 8: Space Heating Secondary Energy Use by System Type
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Space Heating Energy Use (PJ) 191.0   217.5 221.5 201.4 195.1

Energy Use by System Type (PJ)
Heating Oil – Normal Efficiency 5.2   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heating Oil – Medium Efficiency 25.6   7.7 6.8 4.9 4.0
Heating Oil – High Efficiency 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural Gas – Normal Efficiency 16.1   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural Gas – Medium Efficiency 1.8   2.3 2.4 2.0 2.0
Natural Gas – High Efficiency 2.1   17.3 19.1 16.9 17.5
Electric 78.3   119.4 124.2 115.6 111.9
Heat Pump 4.5   9.0 9.5 9.0 8.8
Other1 1.0   1.6 1.7 1.3 1.3
Wood 6.8   2.9 2.6 2.3 2.1

Dual Systems
Wood/Electric 29.6   42.4 39.8 36.1 34.3
Wood/Heating Oil 9.2   5.6 5.5 4.8 4.7
Natural Gas/Electric 1.2   2.2 2.4 2.2 2.3
Heating Oil/Electric 9.6   7.0 7.2 6.3 6.3

Shares (%)
Heating Oil – Normal Efficiency 2.7   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heating Oil – Medium Efficiency 13.4   3.5 3.1 2.4 2.1
Heating Oil – High Efficiency 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural Gas – Normal Efficiency 8.4   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural Gas – Medium Efficiency 1.0   1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0
Natural Gas – High Efficiency 1.1   7.9 8.6 8.4 9.0
Electric 41.0   54.9 56.1 57.4 57.3
Heat Pump 2.4   4.1 4.3 4.5 4.5
Other1 0.5   0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Wood 3.5   1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1

Dual Systems
Wood/Electric 15.5   19.5 18.0 17.9 17.6
Wood/Heating Oil 4.8   2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4
Natural Gas/Electric 0.6   1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2
Heating Oil/Electric 5.0   3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2

Activity
Total Floor Space (million m2) 336.1   471.7 479.3 486.3 494.6
Energy Intensity (GJ/m2) 0.57   0.46 0.46 0.41 0.39
Heat Gains (PJ) 25.8   29.8 31.0 28.8 27.9
Heating Degree-Day Index 0.97   0.97 1.00 0.87 0.84

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.