Energy Consumption of Electric Ranges
Key facts
- All residential electric ranges1 are subject to Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations, which set a performance standard for their energy consumption. The performance standard helps keep the least efficient products off the Canadian market.
- To learn more about purchasing an energy-efficient cooking appliance, visit the cooking appliances page.
Average annual unit energy consumption
- Between 2003 and 2009, the average annual unit energy consumption (UEC) for electric ranges decreased 32%.
- It has remained relatively unchanged since 2009, with a slight increase over the last five years.2
The decrease in UEC after 2002 is not due entirely to an improvement in energy efficiency. In 2003, changes to the MEPS reduced the frequency of the self-cleaning cycle. These changes affected the overall average annual UEC of self-cleaning ranges, which means that data prior to 2003 are not directly comparable with data after that date.
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Average annual UEC of electric ranges, 1990–2017
Model year | kWh/yr |
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1990 | 772.2 |
1991 | 778.1 |
1992 | 778.6 |
1993 | 782.1 |
1994 | 773.6 |
1995 | 771.3 |
1996 | 774.4 |
1997 | 772.4 |
1998 | 770.8 |
1999 | 758.7 |
2000 | 759.9 |
2001 | 762.5 |
2002 | 756.0 |
2003 | 709.4 |
2004 | 652.7 |
2005 | 572.5 |
2006 | 537.2 |
2007 | 524.3 |
2008 | 521.7 |
2009 | 517.7 |
2010 | 521.7 |
2011 | 525.7 |
2012 | 523.3 |
2013 | 538.7 |
2014 | 546.0 |
2015 | 550.5 |
2016 | 556.4 |
2017 | 554.1 |
Self-cleaning versus non-self-cleaning ranges
Self-cleaning ranges have typically been more energy-efficient than non-self-cleaning ranges because they usually have better insulation. However, newer self-cleaning ranges tend to have more energy consuming options such as:
- baking drawers
- true temperature systems to manage temperature
- larger heating elements
- bridge elements
- warming zones
Non-self-cleaning ranges have become increasingly more efficient. Since 2007, they have typically consumed less energy than self-cleaning ranges.
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Average annual UEC of electric ranges by type, 1990–2017 (kWh/yr)
Non-self-cleaning | Self-cleaning | |
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1990 | 785.7 | 726.8 |
1991 | 787.4 | 755.1 |
1992 | 788.3 | 754.1 |
1993 | 795.2 | 751.5 |
1994 | 785.4 | 746.6 |
1995 | 778.3 | 756.4 |
1996 | 780.3 | 762.5 |
1997 | 780.2 | 758.5 |
1998 | 778.5 | 759.6 |
1999 | 770.3 | 741.8 |
2000 | 770.7 | 746.3 |
2001 | 785.7 | 741.2 |
2002 | 783.9 | 735.2 |
2003 | 732.1 | 691.0 |
2004 | 694.1 | 622.4 |
2005 | 593.2 | 558.0 |
2006 | 558.9 | 522.7 |
2007 | 522.4 | 525.2 |
2008 | 516.3 | 524.1 |
2009 | 502.6 | 523.5 |
2010 | 499.3 | 529.7 |
2011 | 496.6 | 534.4 |
2012 | 495.5 | 535.0 |
2013 | 522.1 | 545.8 |
2014 | 523.0 | 555.0 |
2015 | 516.8 | 561.0 |
2016 | 524.0 | 567.6 |
2017 | 543.2 | 559.3 |
Distribution of shipments by unit energy consumption
In 1990, 100% of shipped electric ranges consumed 600 kWh/yr or more.
By 2017, 43% of shipped ranges consumed fewer than 550 kWh/yr (some of this decrease is due to changes, in 2003, to the method for calculating UEC ratings).
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Distribution of electric ranges by average annual UEC, 1990–2017 (%)
0–399.9 kWh/yr | 400–449.9 kWh/yr | 450–499.9 kWh/yr | 500–549.9 kWh/yr | 550–599.9 kWh/yr | 600–899.9 kWh/yr | |
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1990 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
1991 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
1992 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
1993 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
1994 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
1995 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
1996 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
1997 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
1998 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
1999 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
2000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
2001 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
2002 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
2003 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 11.6 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 82.1 |
2004 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 21.5 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 58.9 |
2005 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 37.9 | 20.8 | 5.4 | 28.9 |
2006 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 37.5 | 22.4 | 14.2 | 15.5 |
2007 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 29.7 | 34.6 | 16.6 | 9.8 |
2008 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 25.0 | 43.4 | 17.8 | 7.1 |
2009 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 25.2 | 43.4 | 22.5 | 4.3 |
2010 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 22.1 | 43.0 | 25.0 | 5.6 |
2011 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 19.9 | 41.7 | 30.5 | 4.2 |
2012 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 18.7 | 41.8 | 32.1 | 3.5 |
2013 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 12.5 | 36.7 | 38.4 | 7.8 |
2014 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 38.0 | 40.8 | 9.5 |
2015 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 34.0 | 41.5 | 12.3 |
2016 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 31.8 | 39.0 | 18.3 |
2017 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 30.9 | 34.6 | 22.2 |