End Use Breakdowns Residential and Commercial End ... - FortisBC

End Use Breakdowns
Residential and Commercial End Use Trends

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80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Residential New Home Study
Main Space Heating Method by Region (%) in Gas Homes
0
Central forced air
furnace – Gas
Central forced air
furnace – Electric
Wired-in electric
heater
Hot water radiant
floor heat
Heat pump - air
source
Heat pump -
ground source
* 2010 Residential New Homes Study (all regions) – Homes built since 2005
** 2008 Residential End Use Study (all regions) – Homes built prior to 2006
Lower Mainland
Vancouver Island
Southern Interior
Northern Interior
2010 RNHS *
2008 REUS **

Residential New Homes Study
Incidence of Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs) and Ground Source
Heat Pumps (GSHPs) by Region - Homes Built Since 2005
Percent
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
RNHS 2010
12.7
5.1
37.7
2.5
12.9
8.2
16.0
LM VI SI NI
Region
ASHP
GSHP
LM – Lower Mainland VI – Vancouver Island
SI – Southern Interior NI – Northern Interior
0.7

Residential New Homes Study
Domestic Water Heating (DWH) Fuels by Region (%)
Gas Homes (Multiple Responses Allowed)
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Lower
Mainland
Vancouver
Island
Southern
Interior
Northern
Interior
2010 RNHS* 2008
REUS**
Electricity
Natural gas
Geothermal
No DWH Indicated
1 Data excludes dwellings where hot water is centrally provided.
2 Columns are not additive because some homes may have more than one DWH fuel.
* 2010 Residential New Homes Study (all regions) – Homes built since 2005
** 2008 Residential End Use Study (all regions) – Homes built prior to 2006

Residential New Homes Study
by Dwelling Vintage
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
Market Penetration (%) Gas Domestic Hot Water - Market Penetration by Region
20
10
0
Before 1950 1950 - 1975 1976 - 1985 1986 - 1995 1996 - 2005 2006 or
newer
Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley &
Whistler
Vancouver Island & Sunshine Coast
South Interior & North Interior
All Regions

2010 Conservation Potential Review
Natural Gas Consumption for Vancouver Island by End Use
(GJ/Year)

2010 Conservation Potential Review
Natural Gas Consumption for Vancouver Island by End Use (%)

2012 New Commercial End Use Study
Natural Gas Fuel Shares by End-Use - Regional Detail
(Percent of Buildings with the End-Use)
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Lower Mainland Vancouver Island Interior All Region Average
Space heating
Domestic water heating
Cooking / food preparation
Back-up power generation
Other (Pools, process equipment, etc.)

2012 New Commercial End Use Study
Natural Gas Fuel Shares by End-Use - Regional Detail
(Percent of Applicable Buildings with Natural Gas)
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
* SUCH: Schools, Universities, Care Homes, Hospitals
Space heating
Domestic water heating
Cooking / food preparation
Back-up power generation
Other (Pools, process equipment, etc.)