Table 2.1b – Energy Profile By Dwelling Type
Number of households by type of dwelling | ||||||||||||
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Single detached houses | Double / Row or Terrace / Duplex | Low-rise apartments | High-rise apartments | Mobile homes | Don’t know / Not stated | |||||||
Main heating energy source | ||||||||||||
Electricity | 1,966,376 | A | 690,287 | A | 1,076,092 | A | 697,916 | A | 54,125 | M | 208,143 | M |
Natural Gas | 4,751,571 | A | 991,487 | A | 300,251 | A | 248,593 | M | 55,786 | M | 191,856 | M |
Heating Oil | 354,309 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Wood | 410,267 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Propane | 193,646 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Other | 39,774 | M | - | U | - | U | 118,954 | M | - | U | - | U |
Dual Source | 555,323 | A | 132,580 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Don’t know | 142,233 | A | - | U | 138,356 | M | 158,577 | M | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 519,761 | A | 53,974 | M | 156,808 | M | 199,128 | M | - | U | - | U |
Type of energy source used by household | ||||||||||||
Electricity | 8,269,965 | A | 1,878,416 | A | 1,754,528 | A | 1,292,184 | A | 150,636 | A | 486,682 | A |
Natural Gas | 5,406,025 | A | 1,140,305 | A | 272,933 | A | 158,588 | M | 54,877 | M | 232,237 | A |
Heating Oil | 554,827 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Propane | 601,099 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Wood | 1,457,701 | A | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
Solar Heat / Solar Electricity / Wind Power | 93,830 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - |
Other | 61,199 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
No sources of energy used | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Legend:
The letter beside each estimate classifies its quality as follows: A–Acceptable, M–Use with caution, U–Too unreliable to be published.
Source:2019 Survey of Household Energy Use