Table 6.2b – Profile Of Heating Systems By Dwelling Type


 Number of households by type of dwelling
Single detached houses Double / Row or Terrace / Duplex Low-rise apartments High-rise apartments Mobile homes Don’t know / Not stated
Main energy source for furnace
Electricity 671,074 A 129,141 M - U 174,781 M - U - U
Natural gas 4,439,828 A 900,239 A 73,567 M 82,836 M 48,602 M 153,369 M
Heating oil 259,709 A - U - U - U - U - U
Wood 45,235 M - - - - - - - U - U
Propane 163,699 A - - - - - U - U - -
Other - U - U - U - U - - - U
Dual source 428,198 A 126,368 M - U - - - U - U
Valid skip Footnote 1 2,908,439 A 804,844 A 1,692,252 A 1,114,808 A 74,768 M 319,966 A
Don’t know - U - - - U - U - - - -
Not stated - - - - - U - U - - - -
Age of furnace
5 years or less 1,294,922 A 271,180 M - U - U - U - U
6 to 10 years 1,246,277 A 244,190 M - U - U - U - U
11 to 15 years 1,011,400 A 97,828 M - U - U - U - U
16 to 20 years 663,862 A 94,885 M - U - U - U - U
21 to 25 years 246,509 A - U - U - U - U - U
26 years or more 384,332 A - U - - - - - U - U
Valid skip Footnote 1 2,908,439 A 804,844 A 1,692,252 A 1,114,808 A 74,768 M 319,966 A
Don’t know 396,247 A 166,791 M - U - U - U - U
Not stated 781,270 A 236,166 M 85,735 M 249,763 M - U - U
Total households with furnace as main heating system 6,024,820   1,182,465   158,286   330,170   97,006   247,110  
Efficiency rating of the furnace
High (the exhaust pipe is plastic and vents through the side of the house) 3,092,159 A 481,719 A - U - U - U 75,114 M
Medium (the exhaust pipe is metal and vents through the side of the house or through the roof) 1,039,794 A 237,139 A - U - U - U - U
Low (the exhaust pipe is metal and vents through the roof) 312,662 A 76,105 M - U - - - U - U
Valid skip Footnote 1 2,908,439 A 804,844 A 1,692,252 A 1,114,808 A 74,768 M 319,966 A
Don’t know 1,047,578 A 258,015 M - U - U - U 86,260 M
Not stated 532,627 A 129,487 M 61,966 M 258,119 M - U - U
Age of electric baseboards
5 years or less - U - - - - - - - - - -
6 to 10 years - U - - - - - - - - - U
11 to 15 years - U - - - - - - - - - -
16 to 20 years - U - U - - - U - - - -
21 to 25 years - U - - - - - - - - - -
26 years or more - U - U - U - - - - - U
Valid skip Footnote 2 7,810,471 A 1,503,150 A 924,843 A 965,171 A 148,952 A 381,024 A
Don’t know - U - U - U - U - - - U
Not stated 1,083,385 A 477,992 A 902,104 A 474,217 M - U 166,665 M
Total households with electric baseboards as main heating system 1,122,788   484,159   925,695   479,807   22,823   186,052  
Main energy source for boiler
Electricity 63,188 M - U - U - U - - - -
Natural gas 200,364 A - U - U - U - - - U
Heating oil 83,884 A - U - U - - - U - -
Wood - U - - - - - - - - - -
Propane - U - - - U - - - - - -
Other - - - - - U - U - - - U
Dual source 40,447 M - U - U - - - - - U
Valid skip Footnote 3 8,467,144 A 1,837,769 A 1,422,437 A 1,074,298 A 169,988 A 521,346 A
Don’t know - U - - - U - U - - - -
Not stated - U - U 294,678 A 268,798 M - U - U
Age of boiler
5 years or less 108,655 M - U - U - U - U - U
6 to 10 years 72,976 M - U - U - - - - - -
11 to 15 years 59,570 M - U - U - - - - - -
16 to 20 years 32,879 M - U - - - - - - - U
21 to 25 years 33,019 M - - - - - - - - - -
26 years or more 45,031 M - U - U - - - - - -
Valid skip Footnote 3 8,467,144 A 1,837,769 A 1,422,437 A 1,074,298 A 169,988 A 521,346 A
Don’t know - U - U 92,775 M - U - - - U
Not stated 83,179 M - U 321,354 A 314,453 M - U - U
Total households with boilers as main heating system 466,115   149,540   428,102   370,680   1,787   45,730  
Households with a heat pump
Yes 1,503,605 A 270,091 M 83,930 M 46,953 M - U - U
No 6,670,008 A 1,398,503 A 1,076,542 A 519,500 M 115,370 M 371,125 A
Valid skip Footnote 4 - U - U 385,579 A 543,055 A - - - U
Don’t know 418,026 A 162,319 M 134,778 M 137,923 M - U - U
Not stated 304,312 A 109,673 M 169,710 M 197,548 M - U - U
Type of heat pump
Air source 1,244,621 A 177,336 A 76,164 M - U - U - U
Ground source 143,798 A - U - - - U - U - U
Source unknown 115,187 M - U - U - U - - - U
Valid skip Footnote 4 - U - U 385,579 A 543,055 A - - - U
Don’t know 418,026 A 162,319 M 134,778 M 137,923 M - U - U
Not stated 6,974,321 A 1,508,176 A 1,246,252 A 717,047 A 137,961 A 457,962 A
Age of heat pump
5 years or less 610,582 A 101,890 M - U - U - U - U
6 to 10 years 228,266 A - U - U - U - U - U
11 to 15 years 109,883 A - U - U - U - U - U
16 to 20 years - U - - - U - U - U - -
21 to 25 years - U - - - - - - - - - -
26 years or more - U - U - - - - - - - -
Valid skip Footnote 5 7,429,654 A 1,717,218 A 1,766,609 A 1,398,025 A 140,191 A 542,337 A
Don’t know - U - U - U - U - - - -
Not stated 464,376 A - U - U - U - U - U
Households where the heat pump is the main source of heat
Yes 754,397 A 84,597 M - U - U - U - U
No 668,386 A 105,583 M - U - U - U - U
Valid skip Footnote 5 7,429,654 A 1,717,218 A 1,766,609 A 1,398,025 A 140,191 A 542,337 A
Don’t know - U - U - - - U - - - -
Not stated - U - U - U - 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.

Notes:

Due to rounding, the numbers may not add up and may differ slightly among tables.

Source:

2019 Survey of Household Energy Use