Title page
Contents
Overview 6
Energy consumption in Canada 6
Methodology 7
Data sources and considerations 7
Factors affecting household energy consumption 8
Housing types 8
Regional distribution 10
Size effect 11
Weather effects 12
Fuel source change 13
Results 16
Decomposition of effects for total energy 1990-2009 16
Decomposition of effects for total energy 1990-2001 and 2001-2009 19
National 19
Regional 20
Conclusion 22
References 23
Appendix A. Additional Decomposition Results and Comparison of Aggregate and Decomposed Intensity 24
Appendix B. Decomposition Methodology 25
Table 1. Per-household stocks of natural gas appliances and other end usesa, 1990, 2001, and 2009 14
Table 2. Per-household stocks of selected electrical appliances and end uses, 1990 and 2009 16
Table 3. Decomposition of total energy by regions, 1990-2009 19
Table 4. Decomposition of total energy by regions, 1990-2001 and 2001-2009 21
Figure 1. Distribution of household energy consumption by energy source, 2009 6
Figure 2. Distribution of household energy consumption by end use, 2009 7
Figure 3. Distribution of households, floorspace, and energy consumption by housing type in 1990 and 2009 8
Figure 4. Household energy consumption intensity by housing type: 1990 and 2009 and percent change, 1990-2009 9
Figure 5. Percent change in distribution of housing by region, 1990-2009 10
Figure 6. Household energy consumption intensity by regions, 2009 and percent change, 1990-2009 11
Figure 7. Growth in average floorspace per household by housing types and regions, 1990 to 2009 12
Figure 8. Fuel shares of total site energy in Canadian households 1990, 2001, and 2009 and percent change, 1990-2009 13
Figure 9. Percent change in household natural gas consumption between 1990 and 2009 and distribution of natural gas consumption in 2009 by end use 14
Figure 10. Percent change in household electricity consumption between 1990 and 2009 and distribution of electricity consumption in 2009 by end use 15
Figure 11. Decomposition of change in total energy consumption, 1990-2009 18
Figure 12. Decomposition of total energy consumption, 1990-2001 and 2001-2009 20
Table A1. Preliminary analysis of decomposition of total electricity consumption without type effect 24
Table A2. Comparison of decomposed and aggregate intensity 24